Can a property owner challenge pre-existing regulations?

Laws and regulations about how you can use your property are always changing. When you buy a property, there are likely some pre-existing rules that limit what you can build, how you can develop the land, etc. This is just a normal part of buying property - you take it as it is under the current laws.

But what if the government passes a new law that makes it much harder to use your property? Or what if you realize that an old rule that exists is actually unfair or goes too far? Should you be stuck just because you happened to buy the property after that rule was created?

The law says no - you aren't stuck. Even if rules existed before you owned the property, you can still challenge them if you think they go too far and take away your property rights. The purpose is to make sure the government can't insulate bad laws from legal challenges just by saying "you bought the property knowing this rule existed." The rule recognizes owners should be able to argue that a regulation is unconstitutional, even if it pre-dates their ownership.