Tyler Mulligan

Tyler Mulligan joined the School of Government in 2007, where he counsels state and local government officials and their partner organizations regarding development finance, community economic development, and revitalization efforts. Mulligan launched the School's Development Finance Initiative, which assists local governments with attracting private investment for transformative development projects, and now serves as director for the initiative. Prior to joining the School of Government, he practiced law with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, in Raleigh, where he represented investors and syndicators in structuring investments in real estate and related investment funds, and he represented corporations and local governments in site location and economic development incentive matters. Prior to private practice, Mulligan served as a Navy diver and JAG Corps officer. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar. He earned a BA in public policy studies, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Duke University and a JD from Yale Law School, where he was awarded the Yale University Elm-Ivy Award.

Selected Publications

“Economic Development Incentives Must Be “Necessary”: A Framework for Evaluating the Constitutionality of Public Aid for Private Development Projects,” Harvard Law & Policy Review, Vol. 11 (2017).

“Financing and Public-Private Partnerships for Community Economic Development” in Introduction to Local Government Finance (Kara A. Millonzi, ed., 2d ed., Chapel Hill: School of Government, 2014)

“Economic Development Incentives and North Carolina Local Governments: A Framework for Analysis,” North Carolina Law Review , Vol 91, No. 6 (2013)

Housing Codes for Repair and Maintenance: Using the General Police Power and Minimum Housing Statutes to Prevent Dwelling Deterioration, with Jennifer L. Ma (School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011)

Inclusionary Zoning: A Guide to Ordinances and the Law, with James L. Joyce (School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010)

“Toward a Comprehensive Program for Regulating Vacant or Abandoned Dwellings in North Carolina: The General Police Power, Minimum Housing Standards, and Vacant Property Registration,” Campbell Law Review, Vol. 32, No. 1 (2009)

Additional Publications

Chapters

Community Development and Affordable Housing in County And Municipal Government In North Carolina, 2d. ed. (School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, forthcoming 2015).

Local Government Community Development Finance in Introduction to Local Government Finance (Kara A. Millonzi, ed., UNC School of Government, 2013).

Local Government Economic Development Finance in Introduction to Local Government Finance (Kara A. Millonzi, ed., UNC School of Government, 2013) (with Jonathan Morgan)

Economic and Community Development in N.C. Legislation 2008 (School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008).

Law Review and Journal Articles

New Periodic Inspections Law Brings New Requirements and Legal Risks, in The Public Servant, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Feb. 2012).

Local Innovation in Community and Economic Development: Stories from Asheville, Edenton, Kannapolis, Wilson and Winston-Salem, 34 Carolina Planning Journal 16 (2009) (with Will Lambe).

Monographs and Reports

Residential Rental Property Inspections, Permits, and Registration: Questions and Answers, Community and Economic Development Bulletin No. 8 (School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011).

Asset-Building Strategies for Low-income Families (N.C. Rural Economic Development Center, February 2011) (with Yolanda Burwell, Jason Gray, Elaine Matthews, and Lisa Stifler).

Building Assets for the Rural Future: A Guide to Promising Asset-Building Programs for Communities and Individuals on the Economic Margin, sog.unc.edu/node/1804 (2010) (with Lisa Stifler)

2008 Legislative Action in Community and Economic Development, Community and Economic Development Bulletin No. 6 (School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008).

Commerce in Governor-elect Transition Advisory Group Sessions. (School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008) (with Will Lambe).

Military in Governor-elect Transition Advisory Group Sessions. (School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008) (with Robert P. Joyce).

Community and Economic Development in North Carolina and Beyond (UNC School of Government blog, administrator and contributor since 2009). See http://ced.sog.unc.edu/?author=3.

Fields of Expertise Affordable Housing Code Enforcement (Minimum Housing Codes) Community Development Downtown Development Economic Development Finance (Economic Development and Redevelopment) Property Disposal (Economic Development) Public-Private Partnerships (Economic Development and Redevelopment) Public Records (Economic Development) Redevelopment