Fourth Circuit Nixes Tree Farm Plans For Va. Golf Community

By Hayley Fowler ( February 24, 2026, 8:20 PM EST) -- The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday found that a Virginia Beach, Virginia, residential community for seniors can restrict a company from planting over a centerpiece golf course with trees, in a dispute that escalated after the company put up a "spite fence" and banned walking on the course....

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