A bill currently pending before the Virginia General Assembly would drastically increase the cost of public infrastructure projects by increasing condemning authorities’ liability for lost access and lost profits. The ominously numbered Senate Bill 666 accomplishes this by changing the definitions of those terms in the eminent domain statutes in a way that would greatly [...]
Given that this is a blog about eminent domain law, it should come as no surprise that the answer to the headline’s question is related to state property law. Until recently, both labor organizers and hunting dogs—or, more accurately, hunters who hunt with dogs—were beneficiaries of laws in different states that permitted them to access [...]
Each July, in addition to heat and fireworks, Virginians get to enjoy a slate of new laws going into effect from the past year’s General Assembly session. This year, two bills in the eminent domain realm merit mention. The first, Senate Bill 1260, simplifies the process for condemning authorities making use of the quick take [...]
When we launched a brand-new podcast in August of last year designed for people with an interest in the right-of-way industry, who would of thought it would have come this far this fast? The Pendulum Land Podcast is now in its second season and in the Top 100 on iTunes! We at RightofWay.law are particularly [...]
Ever think about who owns the bottom of a river? At least in Virginia’s tidal saltwater rivers, the answer is often that the state owns it and that people can rent state-owned river bottom in order to plant oysters for $1.50 per acre per year. So what does one get for a rent of [...]