State’s high court should put VDOT in its place on unfair property appraisals
“The state’s highway agency should be afraid. Very afraid. Coercive tactics by the Virginia Department of Transportation will get a full airing next year by the state’s high court justices. The result could redefine the…
Perimeter road parcels in litigation
“The perimeter road project plans may be close to completion, but there are several landowners in the proposed road’s path that believe that their parcels are worth more than the county has appraised them for….
Claremont water system valued at $222 million in new report
“A new report commissioned by Golden State Water Company found its water system is worth $222 million in an eminent domain action, four times the appraised value by the city. It is the first time,…
BRA owes us for Modern Theater eminent domain deal
“The former owners of the historic Modern Theatre are suing the Boston Redevelopment Authority for breach of contract, alleging the agency owes them nearly $1 million as part of a deal in 2002 when the…
Call for eminent domain reform
“Recently, a Denton County couple was awarded $873,824 in their case against Crosstex Energy in a gas pipeline easement condemnation suit. The company had originally offered Terry and Ossie Button $44,955, according to a press…
Riverfront Property Owner Will Fight Covington’s Eminent Domain Move
“The suspended Covington attorney sent away to prison on tax charges has told The River City News that he will fight the City of Covington’s effort to take his riverfront property by eminent domain. Meredith…
Prisoner Wants $1 Million for His Property, So Covington Offers $81,000 & Starts Eminent Domain
“The City of Covington seeks to continue work on Riverfront Commons, the multi-purpose trail that extends from Ludlow in the west to Dayton and Fort Thomas in the east along the Ohio River, spearheaded by…
City Of Tallahassee Considers Eminent Domain Lawsuit
“The Tallahassee City Commission will decide whether to sue for a parcel of land near Railroad Square and Whanish Way. Eminent domain is a legal term, that basically means a government can purchase a private…
State gets approval to seize Atlantic Yard sites
“StorageMart, which operates a storage facility at one of the properties, announced on its blog that the state has given tenants 90 days to empty their units. An attorney for the ESDC told DNAinfo that…
Thinking about eminent domain: economist suggests property owners should get a share of future profits
“New York State is going to court today to condemn the last seven properties needed for the Atlantic Yards project, and the big question is not whether the condemnation will be successful but how much…