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Understanding zoning nonconforming uses is no walk in the park, but a mobile-home park may be treated as a unified use.
By: Erica Stutman
When Arizona municipalities adopt new zoning ordinances and regulations, existing property owners have the right to continue using their property for the use in place when the new ordinance or regulation becomes effective, including the right to make reasonable repairs and alterations. See A.R.S. § 9-462.02(A). This right to continue the “legal nonconforming use,” which is premised on due process concerns, may be lost if the owner makes major changes to the property after the new zoning law takes effect. When property is divided into smaller units, questions may arise as to what constitutes the prior use and what changes destroy the protected status. … Read More »
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Tagged 9-462.02, mobile home, nonconforming, real estate litigation, Stagecoach, zoning
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