The LIABILITY comes from the lawsuit filed by the Murr’s against the state and county.
Those regulations effectively gutted the value of the Murrs’ property. The property was appraised at $400,000 before the Murrs tried to sell it. When the family came to the county, now the only eligible buyer, the county offered $40,000.
The Murrs filed a lawsuit against the state and county, arguing that they should be compensated for the lost value of the property, arguing the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees governments must compensate property owners when land is seized or otherwise made un-useful for public purposes.
So to try and avoid the lawsuit or large payouts, the government said they could sell both the properties, not just one.
“The property was appraised at $400,000 before the Murrs tried to sell it.”
One of the many fake facts in the article.