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Defendant In Eminent Domain Case Sells, Still Wins Litigation Expenses
Defendant In Eminent Domain Case Sells, Still Wins Litigation Expenses

Mar 1, 2007

CP&DR Staff, Eminent domain, Legal Digest, Los Angeles County, Vol. 22 No. 03 Mar 2007

An appellate court has ruled that a property owner that sold its property to a third party after the Temple City Redevelopment Agency had commenced eminent domain proceedings is entitled to litigation expenses.
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Eminent Domain Reform On Horizon
Eminent Domain Reform On Horizon

by Paul Shigley on Jan 1, 2007

Eminent domain, Legislation

Only two months after voters rejected Proposition 90, new proposals to alter eminent domain law are already arising. Anti-tax activists, environmentalists, local government organizations and state lawmakers are all working on eminent domain proposals, and it is likely that voters will see at least one ballot measure on the subject during the 2008 primary. It is also possible that voters will decide on another regulatory takings initiative. >>read more

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Lessee Doesn't Get Eminent Domain Payment
Lessee Doesn't Get Eminent Domain Payment

Sep 1, 1999

CP&DR Staff, Eminent domain, Legal Digest, San Diego County, Vol. 14 No. 09 Sep 1999

The operator of a golf course on leased property was not entitled to compensation when a public agency condemned part of the property to accommodate a trolley line, the Fourth District Court of Appeals has ruled. The unanimous three-judge panel said the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) was correct when it compensated the owner of the real estate, not the lessee.
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