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The legal concept of land tenure in the Middle Ages has become known as the feudal system that has been widely used throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia Minor.The lords who received land directly from the Crown, or another landowner, in exchange for certain rights and obligations were called tenants-in-chief.
City Hall of Roman Forest, Texas. The city of Roman Forest is governed by a mayor and five council members. [1] The city also operates its own police department [5] and municipal court. [6] Fire and first responder services are provided by Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 7, also known as the East Montgomery County Fire ...
A Florida subdivision plat from 1926 with a racially-discriminatory deed restriction: "At no time shall the land included in said tract ... be occupied by any negro or person of negro extraction". In the United States, in the early 20th century zoning laws were used to prevent integrating neighborhoods but were struck down in Buchanan v. Warley.
In Texas, there are two forms of municipal government: general-law and home-rule. A general-law municipality has no charter and is limited to the specific powers granted by the general laws of the state. Home-rule municipalities have a charter and derive the "full power of local self-government" [6] from the Constitution of Texas. A general-law ...
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Eminent domain [a], also known as land acquisition, [b] compulsory purchase, [c] resumption, [d] resumption/compulsory acquisition, [e] or expropriation [f], is the compulsory acquisition of private property for public use.
Chateau Woods is an unincorporated community in southern Montgomery County, Texas, United States, that was formerly an incorporated municipality. It is located east of Interstate 45 , approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Conroe and 27 miles (43 km) north of Houston .
This may exclude uses that are not, and unlikely to become, permitted by zoning, land use planning, uses forbidden by government regulations, and uses prohibited by deed restrictions or covenants. Properties with a use that predates existing zoning or other property regulations may be legally nonconforming .