Real Estate & Property Law

Links From Today's ABA Condemnation Hot Topics Teleconference

By Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)

Thank you to those who were able to join us live for today's teleconference. Here are the links to the additional cases and other items I mentioned (or wanted to mention) in my session on Public Use and Pretext Update:

• How To Prove A Substantive Due Process Zoning Case - Cine SK8, Inc. v. Town of Henrietta, 507 F.3d 778 (2d Cir. 2007)

• Williamson County, removal, and remand of regulatory takings case after municipality created wetlands - Yamagiwa v. City of Half Moon Bay, 523 F. Supp. 2d. 1036 (N.D. Cal. 2007)

• California Court of Appeal: No TKO Of Eminent Domain Challenge - Community Youth Athletic Center v. City of National City, No. D052584 (Jan. 22, 2009)

• Might Makes Blight In The New York Appellate Division - Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn v. Urban Dev. Corp., 2009 NY Slip Op 01395 (Feb. 26, 2009)

• Determining Eminent Domain Pretext In Serial Takings - County of Hawaii v. C&J Coupe Family Ltd. P?ship, 198 P.3d 615 (Haw. Dec. 24, 2008) (proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law on remand)

• Book Review: Little Pink House by Robert S. Poliner, Connecticut Ombudsman for Property rights

• First Circuit: Williamson County Applies To Eminent Domain Challenges - Lichoulas v. City of Lowell, No. 08-1485 (1st Cir. Jan. 20, 2009)

• New Eminent Domain Book: Current Condemnation Law - Takings, Compensation & Benefits (2d ed.)

The program examined new and important condemnation cases and trends, and also reviewed eminent domain as a backdrop for land use regulation. Also on the faculty were Robert Freilich, Mary Lynn Huett, and Edward Sullivan. Professor Steven Eagle moderated. More here, including information about purchasing the CD recording.

If you have any questions or comments you weren't able to ask or make during the teleconference, please drop me an email.

Full post as published by inversecondemnation on April 01, 2009 (boomark / email).