Municipality of Anchorage v. Schneider

How courts have described this case

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• reinstating otherwise unlawful building permit by estoppel against Municipality when warranted by strong equities and necessary to avoid injustice
• denying the use of estoppel against a municipality causes arbitrary and unjust results when the elements of estoppel are present and the public will not be significantly prejudiced
• denying the use of estoppel against a municipality causes arbitrary and unjust results when the elements of estoppel are present and the public will not be significantly prejudiced
• explaining courts should consider public interest when evaluating estoppel arguments made against government
• explaining that fourth element is especially (continued...
• “The general elements of equitable estoppel are (1) assertion of a position by conduct or word, (2) reasonable reliance thereon, and (3) resulting prejudice.”

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