organization<\/a>, reported it was drawn into the fight by Chad Trausch, a Navy veteran who wanted to add two bedrooms and two baths to his home in order for his relatives to move in.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe city agreed to allow it, on the condition that Trausch give up to the city half of his front yard, a circumstance that had nothing at all to do with the construction of any addition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trausch contacted the IJ and fought back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMiami requires a permit to build on your property. If you want to build an extra bathroom, bedroom, an accessory dwelling unit, or any other type of structural addition defined under Miami code you must get permission. This is a fairly standard process in many cities,\u201d the IJ explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut in Miami, the government has used the permitting process to take land from residents without having to pay for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The city\u2019s policy is to demand rights to residents\u2019 front yards, whenever anyone needs a permit of any kind or type from the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomeone might need a permit for bathroom remodeling, for a kitchen expansion, or an accessory dwelling unit. In any case, applicants must give up their land,\u201d the IJ said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The city\u2019s goal is to acquire rights to all the land it wants because it may want to widen roads at some point in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cities can condemn land at that point in the development, but officials also then would be required to pay fair market value for any land they take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Miami\u2019s campaign puts a bull\u2019s-eye on more than 1,000 homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trausch had submitted an application for a permit for his addition, only to be confronted with the city\u2019s demand for 500 square feet of his land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was only after IJ became involved Miami finally granted a waiver for Chad to finally build, over a year after he had originally submitted his request,\u201d IJ reported. \u201cBut that delay still came at an emotional and financial cost. Chad\u2019s wife and daughter ended up moving to South Carolina during the process to be with her parents since they couldn\u2019t move in with her, leaving Chad alone. It will now also cost him approximately $200,000 extra for building materials and labor to build the addition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The waiver also involves only this application, as the city kept the right to demand land in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is theft by extortion,\u201d said IJ lawyer Benjamin Marsh. \u201cIt\u2019s time to end this unconstitutional process.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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