Questions tagged [municipal-law]
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Determine if email from government employee is legally binding [closed]
When receiving written correspondence from municipal employees in Ontario, is there a way to determine if the information is legally binding?
For example, I received an email from an employee at a ...
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Does the NJ Sewerage Authorities Act say that failure to receive bills does not exempt late charges?
I received a municipal sewer bill today that stated the following (emphasis mine):
In accordance with Section 21A of the Sewerage Authorities Act (Chapter 138 PL 1946) interest at the rate of 1-1/2% ...
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Do local review boards have jurisdiction on the projects of higher authorities?
In my line of work, I've always been told that if a County wants to complete a project on County land, then they can simply perform the work and are not required to get permits from the planning ...
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A state line passing through an incorporated municipality?
I recently learned that a boundary between two Canadian provinces, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, passes through the town of Flin Flon.
At first I thought that could not happen in the U.S.A. because there ...
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In what sense is the City of London a "corporation"?
According to its recently quoted annual report, legislation treats it "as a corporation". In what sense is this true and in which is it not true?
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Do municipalities have statutes of limitations for fines, or formal evidence requirements?
Just doing a little legal research and wondering how technical it gets when paying fines to a city for alleged violations.
Unlike with the criminal courts it seems like a city can just fine you for ...
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What are administrative penalties?
This is from Building Code Act, 1992
Administrative penalties
15.4.1 (1) A municipality may require a person, subject to such conditions as the municipality considers appropriate, to pay an ...
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Can I successfully sue a municipal consultant who prejudices a town official against me using false or incompetent advice?
Can I successfully sue a municipal consultant who prejudices a town official against me using false or incompetent advice?
For example, let's suppose I am a developer and I want planning board ...
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