Vol. 125 No. 3
SAVING THE AMERICAN DREAM: ADAPTING ANTI-CORPORATE FARMING LAWS TO PROTECT SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING
Throughout the twentieth century, several states adopted a new type of laws: Anti-Corporate Farming (ACF) laws. These laws generally prohibit corporations from owning farmland or engaging in the business of farming. They were originally intended to “encourage and protect the family farm as a basic economic unit” and “insure it as the most socially desirable mode of agricultural production.” While subject to criticism, these laws generally[...]