Jury awards Kokomo Glass Shop $305,600 in eminent domain case
“A trial last week ended with a jury awarding a local business more than $300,000 after a portion of its property was seized by the city of Kokomo to construct the incoming downtown hotel…
Eminent Domain Lawsuit Results in $12.2 Million Jury Award to Property Owner, Reports Deal Sikes
“A jury has awarded a Houston property owner compensation of $12.2 million – almost four times the amount originally offered by the State of Texas – for the eminent domain taking of land for…
Eminent Domain and the Reasonable Probability of Rezoning: Why It Matters for a Property’s Highest and Best Use
“Landowners are constitutionally guaranteed just compensation when their property is taken for a public project. But the precise amount of just compensation is often an area of significant disagreement between landowners and the government…
Property owners appealing school district’s value of their homes
“Three sets of homeowners have until the end of March to move out of Bothell-area homes where the Everett School District hopes to build a new high school. The Everett School Board voted in…
Judge: $1.25 million award OK for old York County Prison
“The Redevelopment Authority of the City of York’s claims for a new eminent domain trial have no merit, and it must pay $1.25 million for the site of the old York County Prison, a judge…
Botetourt couple to get $3.1 million for condemned Exit 150 property
“The owners of vacant land at the heart of the Exit 150 highway improvement project should be compensated $3.1 million for the state’s taking of their property, a jury decided Thursday. With its verdict, the…
Landowners’ rights bill goes to Hutchinson
“With no fanfare, the Arkansas Senate on Friday sent the governor a bill aimed at protecting private property owners’ rights. In a 31-2 vote, the Senate concurred with a House-approved amendment to Senate Bill 757…
Lawmakers OK bills on image protection, property rights
“The Senate voted 23-7 to approve Senate Bill 757 by Sen. Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, which would create the Private Property Protection Act. Under the bill, a property owner could take a government entity to court…
State files suit, condemns mechanic shop on Highway 52
“On Tuesday Derek Sifford was working underneath an older model Buick Century, while a parking lot full of other cars waited on him. He went about his business even though he is aware that at…
Bill would punish bad faith eminent domain offers
“Entities exercising eminent domain authority could be on the hook for attorney and expert fees if they offer below market value for property under a bill considered by a Senate panel Monday. SB 474, by…