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Faqs: Eminent Domain Law

Each state has different laws and procedures by which the government or a condemnor can seize real property from private owners. The following questions and answers apply generally to most states. Please contact Sever Walker Padgitt to gain state-specific information if a public entity is trying to take your property. It is best to have an experienced lawyer on your side to protect your rights and hold the government fully accountable.

Eminent Domain

  • 9 Eminent Domain Examples & How to Fight Eminent Domain
  • What Is Just Compensation for Eminent Domain?
  • Can the Government Take Private Property From an Individual?
  • How Does Due Process Limit Eminent Domain?
  • How Are the Courts Involved in Eminent Domain Cases?
  • How Long Do Eminent Domain Cases Take to Resolve?
  • How Does the Eminent Domain Compensation Process Work?
  • Does the State Have the Right to Take My Property?
  • What is a Public Purpose?
  • What is Eminent Domain?
  • Does Eminent Domain Affect Your Taxes?
  • How Does Eminent Domain Devalue Farmland?
  • Eminent Domain vs Condemnation
  • How to Fight Eminent Domain
  • Can You Fight Eminent Domain? Everything You Need to Know

Property

  • Do I Have to Take the Amount the State is Offering For My Property?
  • How to Protect Your Property from Eminent Domain
  • What Is a Utility Easement?
  • How Do I Find Out That The State (Or One of its Agencies) Wants My Property?
  • How Do I Value My Property with Eminent Domain
  • For What Reason Can the State Take My Property?
  • Who Can Take My Property?

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