Yes, Mary(land) developers aren't always above-board...

Amy Presley of Clarksburg Town Center points to differences between the plan residents were shown by developers and what is being built. Residents say they are not getting the neotraditional design they were promised. (Baltimore Sun photo by David Hobby) Jul 29, 2005.

Today's Washington Post reports, in "Clarksburg Developers Accused of Duplicity," on the debacle in Clarksburg, the new urbanist development in Montgomery County, Maryland. Residents testified for six hours(!). The developer will testify in response next month.

Clarksburg Town Center residents such as Amy Presley say developers have not created the community they promised. (Sun photo by David Hobby) Jul 29, 2005
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P.S. a great read on development is John McDonald's novel Condominium. It's particularly relevant given all the hurricanes down south this year.