The Stuttering Foundation, Inc. v. Glynn County (two Cases)

Summary

The court held that a short-term tenant whose lease created only a usufruct lacked standing to challenge the landlord’s rezoning and approved site plan because the tenant had no substantial interest in the affected real property. The tenant also was not an intended beneficiary of the recorded easements and restrictive covenants, and its potential contractual remedies against the landlord did not establish standing or support mandamus relief. The court affirmed the County’s dismissal and vacated the later dismissal order as a nullity because the first order had disposed of the entire case.