In: Land Ownership
Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Louisiana – Part One
- November 28, 2023
- Micah Brown
The Louisiana Constitution permits “[e]very person…the right to acquire, own, control, use,…private property.” La. Const. Ann. art. I, § 4. However,...
Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Arkansas – Part Two
- November 14, 2023
- Micah Brown
On April 11, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 383 (“SB 383”) which seeks to restrict...
Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Arkansas – Part One
- October 31, 2023
- Micah Brown
On April 11, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 383 (“SB 383”) which seeks to restrict...
Good Husbandry in Agricultural Leases
- October 24, 2023
- Emily Stone
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, approximately 39 percent of U.S. farmland in the contiguous 48 states...
Spotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments: Alabama
- October 17, 2023
- Micah Brown
On May 31, 2023, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Property Protection Act (codified under Ala. Code §...
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Eight
- October 3, 2023
- Micah Brown
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...
Resources at a Glance: Foreign Ownership of Ag Land
- September 21, 2023
- Elizabeth
Subject Matter Experts Micah Brown Harrison Pittman Staff Attorney Center Director (479) 222-2507 (479) 575-7640 mrb021@uark.edu hmpittm@uark.edu General...
Federal Judge Decides Not to Halt Enforcement of Florida’s Foreign Ownership Law
- September 5, 2023
- Micah Brown
In May 2023, a group of Chinese citizens living in Florida and a real estate brokerage firm—whose clients are primarily Chinese...
The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 16
- August 23, 2023
- Drew Viguet
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...
Florida’s Newly Enacted Foreign Ownership Law: Part Two
- August 22, 2023
- Micah Brown
On May 8, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 264 (“SB 264”) (codified Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 692.201-205),...
The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 15
- August 9, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...
Senate Votes to PASS a Foreign Ownership Law
- August 8, 2023
- Micah Brown
On July 25, 2023, the Senate voted 91-7 to include an amendment—introduced by Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Mike Rounds (R-SD)...
Florida’s Newly Enacted Foreign Ownership Law: Part One
- July 25, 2023
- Micah Brown
On May 8, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 264 (“SB 264”) (codified Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 692.201-205),...
The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 14
- July 25, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...
The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 13
- July 12, 2023
- Drew Viguet
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...
Plaintiffs Challenging Florida’s Foreign Ownership Law Seek to Halt Enforcement
- July 11, 2023
- Micah Brown
Recently, a group of Chinese citizens living in Florida and Multi-Choice Realty, a Florida-based real estate brokerage firm, have filed a lawsuit (Shen...
The Feed, Volume 1, Issue 12
- June 29, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Seven
- June 27, 2023
- Micah Brown
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...
Florida’s New Foreign Ownership Law Is Facing Legal Challenge: Part Two
- June 13, 2023
- Micah Brown
Recently, a group of Chinese citizens living in Florida and a real estate brokerage firm—whose clients are primarily Chinese and Chinese...
Florida’s New Foreign Ownership Law Is Facing Legal Challenge: Part One
- June 6, 2023
- Micah Brown
Recently, a group of Chinese citizens living in Florida and a real estate brokerage firm—whose clients are primarily Chinese and Chinese...