unnecessary hardship
- A situation where the owner's ability to use their property beneficially is detrimentally affected because a zoning law prevents them from having reasonable profits from the property
- The new zoning ordinance created an unnecessary hardship for the property owner as it significantly limited the profitable use of his land.
- By prohibiting the establishment of any business on her property, the local zoning law imposed an unnecessary hardship on Sophia.
- The property developer argued that the stringent zoning requirements resulted in an unnecessary hardship, limiting his chances of making any reasonable return from his investment.
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