Eminent domain is a complex and often contentious area of law, with cases that can have significant impacts on property owners and communities. One of the landmark cases illustrating this is the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Burbank v. Walter L. Gilmore, which...
What is eminent domain in California? What does it mean for your property and why does it happen? What can you do if you find yourself facing it? Is there a way to prevent it from taking place? In the next few paragraphs we aim to enlighten you with a brief...
In a previous blog post, we introduced the concept of inverse condemnation, which is a type of action in which the owner contends that government action has taken or damaged the owner’s property rights and thus an amount of compensation to the owner must be awarded....
Understanding Eminent Domain and Just Compensation An eminent domain proceeding is essentially a government’s right to claim private property for public use. What happens when the property gets claimed? Are you compensated in any way? A fundamental part of an...
Under the 5th Amendment real property owners have a constitutional right to just compensation whenever the government takes your property for public use. The same applies whenever the government enacts regulations that essentially “takes” your property away. For...
It is well known that under eminent domain law, the owner of property acquired by eminent domain is entitled to compensation. In this blog post, we discuss the measure and elements of eminent domain compensation as it relates to business owners. A landowner may...
