When a municipality acquires private property in an eminent domain case, it must first pay just compensation to the property owner. The municipality must file a complaint—a lawsuit—asking the appropriate court to enter a final order of condemnation, vesting title to the property in the municipality. Litigation can take years as the amount that the municipality must pay to the property owner is generally determined by a jury trial—at the very end of the lawsuit’s life.
This can be challenging for municipalities with tight project timelines or an immediate need to put the land ...
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