Discussions on the National Level

Entitlement to Substantive Due Process: Old Versus New Property in Land Use Regulation

Author: Daniel R. Mandelker (Washington University School of Law)

Abstract

This Essay examines an important rule that bars a substantive due process action when a landowner claims that a municipality has arbitrarily denied a development approval. This rule holds that a landowner cannot challenge the denial unless he has an entitlement to the approval.

Keywords: Due process of law, Land use, Regulatory taking (Law)

How to Cite: Mandelker, D. R. (2000) “Entitlement to Substantive Due Process: Old Versus New Property in Land Use Regulation”, Washington University Journal of Law and Policy. 3(1).