What a taking costs depends on how the land is used. A strip across a farm and the same strip across a storefront raise different questions.
Eminent domain law is the same across property types, but the damage is not. The measure asks what the property was worth before and what the residue is worth after, and use is central to both figures.
Start with the type that fits your property. Each page covers the losses that type most commonly suffers and the questions worth asking early.
Homes, yards, driveways and setbacks.
ExploreCommercial PropertyStorefronts, parking, visibility and access.
ExploreAgricultural PropertyFields, field access and farm operations.
ExploreRural LandAcreage, timber and frontage.
ExploreInvestment PropertyRental income, tenants and leases.
ExploreMixed Use PropertyCombined residential and commercial use.
ExploreFee, permanent easement, temporary easement or a combination.
The residue and how the project leaves it.
Entry, exit, circulation and frontage.
Whether the remaining land still supports the same use.
Especially where income or production is affected.
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