Real Estate & Property Law

2007 Land Use in Review: Due Process Notice in Eminent Domain
Several cases focused on the issue of due process notice in eminent domain. In Divine v Town of Nantucket, 449 Mass. 499, ___ N.E.2d ___ (July 19, 2007), the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts invalidated the town's 1968 exercise of...

New Eminent Domain Law Blog
Well, not exactly new (its been on line for a couple of months, but I only discovered it recently). With posts by some of the more stellar practitioners of the fine art of eminent domain defense...

HAWSCT Opinion in Eminent Domain Abuse Cases - Kona Bypass Highway
In a major decision regarding eminent domain, the Kelo standard, and whether a taking is for public use, the Hawaii Supreme Court today issued an opinion in County of Hawaii v. Richards, No...

Eminent Domain Round-Up
Eminent domain in the news: From the Virginian-Pilot comes "Government's power to take private property to go on trial," about a property owner's objection to a redevelopment taking: It's a stark contrast between new and old, progress and past...

Taking the Temple: Eminent Domain and the Limits of RLUIPA
This Note argues that RLUIPA does not apply to eminent domain actions but that religious assemblies can nevertheless challenge condemnations under the Free Exercise Clause.

Hollywood and Eminent Domain Abuse
Reason Online, December 18, 2007 Drew Carey, Hollywood comedian, recently revisited eminent domain abuse in Hollywood. This film is an excellent demonstration of how eminent domain affects businesses and landowners...

Uniform Commercial Code and Contracts
Interstate commercial transactions and sale of goods in the United States

Eminent Domain
University of Akron pays property owner $443,000 settlement.

The Plainfield School District
$10,500 settlement resolves eminent domain dispute.

Downtown Improvement
Springfield to pay more than $2.5 million settlement in eminent domain lawsuit.

Condo Eminent Domain
Maui pays $4.1 million settlement to property owner.

Landfill Eminent Domain
Surry County pays $800,000 settlement to purchase farm land for town dump.

Stadium Eminent Domain
City of Arlington agrees to $2 million Dallas Cowboys stadium settlement.