Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. As interesting as zoning policy is, writing about it can sometimes feel a little dry.
Writing and reading about local code updates and state legislative reforms can sometimes cause one to forget that zoning is the sum of all evils and the enemy of all good things.
An Ohio court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the fire chief of Bryon, Ohio, against a local church that had let people stay on its property overnight.
A North Carolina court recently sided with the city of Winston-Salem in its efforts to shut down a local animal sanctuary, only because the sanctuary allowed people to visit the property.
A new Manhattan Institute report details the exodus of families with young children from America's large, urban areas, and what can be done to coax them back.