by Schorr Law | Sep 26, 2023 | Eminent Domain
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...
by Schorr Law | Oct 29, 2018 | Eminent Domain
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....
by Schorr Law | Oct 3, 2018 | Eminent Domain
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...
by WPHHAdmin | Sep 27, 2017 | Eminent Domain, Lot Lines
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...
by atak_dev | Jun 11, 2017 | Eminent Domain
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...
by atak_dev | Jun 11, 2017 | Eminent Domain
It is well settled that just compensation must be awarded for property taken pursuant to statutory provisions governing eminent domain. In this post, we discuss how fair market value is used to measure compensation. Generally, the measure of compensation is the fair...
