Because the municipal charter in question confers to vote on the property owner. Which might technically be a corporation.

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wat10000 5 hours ago | parent [-]

The question is, why did they bother to take it to court instead of just transferring ownership directly to their persons and then voting as humans? If corporations are just proxies then why bother with the lawyers and the court fees and the time?

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rayiner 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Because they want the other benefits of the corporate form. Why should they have to choose between the benefits of the corporate structure and exercising the rights the municipality has given property owners?

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ceejayoz 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Why should they have to choose between the benefits of the corporate structure and exercising the rights the municipality has given property owners?

Why shouldn't they?

They're trading one benefit for another.

The individual house owners don't get all the benefits of an LLC for similar reasons.

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rayiner 4 hours ago | parent [-]

> They're trading one benefit for another

Why? What’s the logical basis for this idea that they should have to choose between these benefits?

	▲	ceejayoz 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		What's the logical basis for this idea that LLCs should have more benefits than an individual homeowner but give up nothing in return?

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EnergyAmy 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Because corporations aren't people. Full stop.