The government thinks your house is too big

Adam Summers describes one variant in the eroding notion of property rights:

The L.A. City Council recently approved, on an 11-0 vote, an "anti-mansionization" ordinance prohibiting smaller homes from being torn down and replaced by larger houses in the Sunland-Tujunga area. The ordinance limits houses on 8,000-square-foot lots or less to 2,400 square feet or 40 percent of the lot size, whichever is greater. Burbank and Glendale have similar laws, and other San Fernando Valley communities such as Valley Village and Valley Glen are lobbying for such restrictions.

This all begs the question: If "activist" neighbors, politicians, and bureaucrats can place restrictions on what you can do with your property, do you really own your property?

Here are some questions to consider in the future:1)What would prevent the government from telling what kind of car you can drive? 2)What would prevent the government from doing almost anything in the name of "public interest"?