The government may only take part of your property for a public project, but the impact on your remaining property can be significant. You have the right to full and fair compensation for both what’s taken and what’s left behind.
Reduced signage can affect visibility, access, and marketability.
New driveways, curb cuts, or longer routes can affect daily use.
A taking may reduce parking, circulation, or usable site layout.
The property left behind may lose value after the taking.
Review the notice, plans, and legal description to see what part of the property is affected.
Look at access, frontage, parking, drainage, visibility, and use of the remaining property.
Check whether the offer accounts for both the part taken and the damage to what remains.
Have the notice, plans, appraisal, and offer reviewed before you sign.
Yes. In many eminent domain matters, the first offer is not the final amount. Property owners may be able to present additional evidence, appraisal information, or damages that support a higher amount.
The government usually starts with an appraisal. The appraisal may consider comparable sales, location, access, improvements, zoning, current use, and highest and best use.
A separate appraisal or valuation review can be helpful, especially if the offer seems low or the project affects the remaining property.
A separate appraisal or valuation review can be helpful, especially if the offer seems low or the project affects the remaining property.
Yes. Even if only a small portion is taken, the project may affect how the rest of the property can be used or accessed.
You should understand the offer before signing. Once documents are signed, it may be harder to challenge the amount or recover additional compensation.
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