Be Represented by a Law Firm That is Well-Established in Eminent Domain Cases
Civil court proceedings related to real estate are common in eminent domain scenarios. When local or state authorities plan large projects for the public benefit, their actions may affect the rights of individual property owners nearby. Property owners may receive...
You might have prevented the government from taking your property for a public project, but then it still suffered damage during the process. In such a case, you have the right to seek compensation from the government for the damage to your property. Inverse...
Compensation can be sought when a property's value is diminished due to any form of government action. This legal concept is inverse condemnation and this applies despite the fact that there's no physical taking of the land. The basics of inverse condemnation In...
If the government wants to take your California home through an eminent domain claim, it must provide just compensation. However, in some cases, the government may owe you money based on actions that might rise to the level of an inverse condemnation. The burden of...
Multiple wildfires that caused substantial damage to California towns have been connected to missteps by electric utilities. Property owners rightly want compensation for damages that would not have happened if utility companies had acted with greater care. The legal...
You can see inverse condemnation as the flip side of eminent domain. As outlined in California statutes, inverse condemnation can occur anytime the value of a property is diminished by the government or a utility company. The loss of property can be permanent or...
The prospect of losing land in California is always a matter of controversy. This type of seizure can happen for many reasons. It can also take a number of forms. In many cases, a seizure may take the form of eminent domain, followed by condemnation, or inverse...
Inverse condemnation is an illegal process in which a state or federal government takes away a person's private property without proper compensation. The 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution allows the seizure of private property in exchange for just compensation. A...
Places such as Irvine, California, and other western states see higher damages from wildfires. As of 2020, the western states experienced over $1 billion worth of damage from wildfires. Utility contractors who work in wildfire-prone areas often find it difficult to...
The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution addresses many important topics. One is the eminent domain power of a state or the federal government. Specifically, the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment says that the government can take private property only...