Want to know how they can take your home away from you… easily?
“Before 2005, state and municipal governments played a role in deciding whether to allow a particular business interest in a particular area the right to throw you out of your home. Now states are strengthening…
Court restores local zoning rules for shale gas drillers in Pennsylvania
“An appeals court on Thursday curbed the state’s power over local zoning rules that target the growing gas-drilling industry but upheld parts of Pennsylvania’s revamped oil and gas laws involving notification of spills, eminent domain…
Court Dismisses Challenges To Act 13, Enjoins PUC Review Of Local Ordinances
“Commonwealth Court Thursday dismissed the remaining challenges to the Act 13 drilling law remanded for reconsideration by the PA Supreme Court, but did enjoin the Public Utility Commission from reviewing local ordinances regulating drilling consistent…
Editorial: New legislation doesn’t address urban renewal fairness
“With the arrival of July, a whole slate of new laws in the Colorado General Assembly have taken effect. Laws affecting the recreational marijuana industry, Internet postings and the statute of limitations for vehicular homicides…
Bill to use eminent domain to acquire land moves forward
“Lawmakers yesterday discussed a bill that would authorize the Department of Public Works to acquire through eminent domain the last piece of private property needed to move forward with the Pigua bridge project in Merizo….
Use of eminent domain could save GovGuam from penalties
“A bill to get the last property needed to move forward with the Pigua bridge project in Merizo could prevent the government from facing fines. During a public hearing for the bill yesterday, the Department…
Bill to save W’burg community center dead, but DeBlasio has joined the cause
“A state bill aimed at keeping a Williamsburg senior and daycare center from being evicted is dead in the water, but pro-center activists say that now the mayor has their back. The legislation that Assemblyman…
Martins Beach bill limps over Assembly hurdle
“Though a bill to allow public access at Martins Beach cleared a major legislative hurdle Tuesday, it was considerably watered down after successful lobbying by representatives of the property’s owner, high-tech billionaire Vinod Khosla. The…
Hello from Connecticut: 9 Year Anniversary of Kelo Decision
“This week marks the nine-year anniversary of the Kelo v. City of New London decision. Since I’ve been practicing as an eminent domain attorney, Kelo is unquestionably the most well-known and stirring court opinion, creating…
Wanaque seeks title on long-vacant property to move redevelopment project forward
“Known on tax maps as block 425, lot 5.01, the 1-acre parcel runs parallel to Boulevard between Second and Fourth avenues. Real estate taxes of roughly $100,000 are owed on it, and owner Robert A….