When GDOT, a city, or county takes part of your property for a road expansion, the first offer may not reflect the full damage to your land.
The government may only take a small portion of your property, but the remaining land can lose access, usability, parking, or value.
When the condemning authority wants to acquire the entire property, you deserve a full review of the offer before signing anything.
Driveway changes, blocked entrances, median cuts, and altered traffic flow can significantly affect the value and use of your property.
A taking can cost a business its parking, visibility, and customer access. Lost goodwill and relocation costs are compensable too.
Power lines, pipelines, sewer lines, drainage easements, and other utility projects can permanently limit how your property is used.
Even after the taking, the property left behind may be less valuable. We review the damage to the remaining property.
First offers are opening positions, not final values. We test the appraisal and pursue the compensation Georgia law requires.
When the government damages or occupies your property without filing a case, you can bring the claim yourself and seek payment.
Noise, dust, vibration, flooding, and drainage from a public project can interfere with your property and support a claim.
When zoning or regulation strips your land of its economic use, that restriction can amount to a taking requiring compensation.