Last month, Paul Alfano attended the William and Mary Law School’s 16th annual Property Rights Conference in Williamsburg, VA. Some of the top property professors in the country participated in panel discussions, including Stephen J. Early, winner of this year’s Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize, and prior winners of the prize, Professor … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2019
Ski Lift Tickets- Soon to be Taxed?
As winter approaches, many New Hampshire residents and visitors are beginning to dust off their winter sports gear and head for the slopes. But could slope-seekers soon be facing a tax on their favorite winter activities? State Representative Craig Thompson (D- District 14) has recently declared his desire to introduce legislation imposing a tax … [Read more...]
Town Meeting Will Be Held as Scheduled – Unless Bad Weather or Emergency Strikes
New Hampshire’s oldest form of town government, the town meeting, has been relatively consistent and unchanged through the generations as to when this annual event is held. RSA 39:1 requires town meeting to be held annually on the second Tuesday of March, or in accordance with RSA 40:13 (providing an optional form of town meeting as official ballot … [Read more...]
Five Things You Need to Know About Private Roads
What is a private road? A private road is a road over which a limited number of people have the right to pass. In contrast, public roads are roads over which the entire travelling public have the right to pass. Private roads often are created with a written easement, but they also can be created without a written easement. For example, recording … [Read more...]