Senate Bill 485, which is currently pending before the Virginia General Assembly, would require entities that condemn land for a highway project to condemn an owner’s entire parcel whenever the owner demands it. Under the proposed bill, the owner of the parcel, not the condemnor, would decide whether the residue the owner is left with [...]
The 14th Annual Virginia Eminent Domain CLE, amusingly now sub-titled "Planning for Virginia's Future," will be held at the same venue again this year as it has for the last several years, the Tides Inn in Irvington, Virginia, April 30 - May 1, 2020. We expect the usual potpourri of interesting topics in takings, relocation, [...]
The Supreme Court of Virginia has agreed to hear an interesting case that offers the Court an opportunity to explore the boundary between the police power and eminent domain. The case will have major implications for localities’ ability to manage their roads. In Hooked Group, LLC v. City of Chesapeake, the Court will decide whether [...]
A bill pre-filed for consideration by the 2020 Virginia General Assembly could harm railroad users and utility ratepayers and consumers (i.e., those that use electricity and landline telephones) by increasing the frequency of the award of litigation costs in eminent domain cases. The bill does this by eliminating the special rules that apply in state [...]