Damages: Money Payments to Landowners and Displaced People and Businesses
Most, but not all, eminent domain, relocation and land use cases involve money
damages, or payments to those affected by the government's action. It is typical
for attorneys to prevail in cases against the government or utilities, and get
money damage awards for in excess of what the government offered.
Experienced and focused attorneys know what money damages are available under
the law and how, in litigation, they can be established by proof against
the government.
The following is a partial list of damages that can be
claimed depending on the facts of the case.
damages, or payments to those affected by the government's action. It is typical
for attorneys to prevail in cases against the government or utilities, and get
money damage awards for in excess of what the government offered.
Experienced and focused attorneys know what money damages are available under
the law and how, in litigation, they can be established by proof against
the government.
The following is a partial list of damages that can be
claimed depending on the facts of the case.
- Just compensation for real estate that is taken
- Severance damages to property impacted, but not directly taken
- Tenant lease value damages
- Property and business fixture damages
- Loss of going concern damages when a business is destroyed by a taking
- Residential and homeowner relocation damages
- Business relocation damages
- Highway and right-of-way accesses damages
- Construction related damages
- Minimum compensation damages to make business owners whole
- Diminution of value damages in land use cases
- Attorneys fees payments to landowners
- Loss of land development potential damages