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Rodrock Homes of Johnson County, et al. v. City of Olathe, Kansas — 10th Cir. (argued September 15, 2026)

No. 26-3004 Argued September 15, 2026 Published September 16, 2026

The Tenth Circuit hears Rodrock Homes of Johnson County versus the City of Olathe, Kansas. Rodrock and Prieb Homes are residential developers in Olathe. They sued over the city's Park Excise Tax, a five-hundred-twenty-dollar charge per dwelling unit that residential developers must pay before getting a building permit. They say the charge is really a monetary land-use exaction, so under Nollan, Dolan, Koontz, and Sheetz, the city must connect it to the impact of their development. The district court entered judgment for Olathe, treating the charge as a tax rather than a taking. The appeal asks whether that was the wrong starting point.

Rodrock Homes of Johnson County, et al. v. City of Olathe, Kansas (No. 26-3004) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, argued September 15, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/files/oralarguments/26-3004.mp3
Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit:https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/oralargument/search-results?field_oa_hearing_date_value%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%5D=08%2F01%2F2026&field_oa_hearing_date_value%5Bmax%5D%5Bdate%5D=09%2F16%2F2026
Argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit:https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/files/calendar/events/September_2026_-_Final_Calendar.pdf
Case docket — Justia Dockets:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca10/26-3004
District court order — GovInfo:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ksd-2_24-cv-02592/pdf/USCOURTS-ksd-2_24-cv-02592-0.pdf
Rule 59 order — GovInfo:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ksd-2_24-cv-02592/pdf/USCOURTS-ksd-2_24-cv-02592-1.pdf
Taxes and fees — City of Olathe:https://www.olatheks.gov/government/finance-services/taxes-fees

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