Eminent Domain is the power to take private property for public use by a state, municipality, or by a private person or corporation, authorized to exercise functions of public character, following the payment of just compensation to the owner of that property. State governments have the power to initiate condemnation proceedings from their state constitutions,…
Read More
Rocky Mount, North Carolina will be the home for a new rail terminal known as the Carolina Connector, or CCX. This project will connect rail lines from across the country in one main area, providing the region with a new major transportation hub. CSX Corporation and the state of North Carolina will be holding open…
Read More
The City of Asheville recently issued several important updates about the redevelopment of the River Arts District. Construction activities in the River Arts District will be kicking in to high gear beginning this week. Here are some important updates for local residents to keep in mind. 7/18/16 – 9/16/16 On Monday, July 18th, utility relocation…
Read More
Governor Pat McCrory has signed into law a new transportation bill that still unfairly limits payments to property owners affected by land condemnation. The way this new bill is constructed will prevent landowners from receiving the full and fair compensation they deserve from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT). This is counter to…
Read More
Land and property owners can face many difficult and unique situations from time to time. Situations involving property rights, land commendation, zoning variances and premises liability can be very complicated and stressful. Henson Fuerst Land Condemnation Attorney David Henson recently won a hearing before the Randolph County Commissioners. In this case, David successfully argued for…
Read More
Henson Fuerst North Carolina Land Condemnation attorneys represent property owners throughout the state who have been restricted from freely using their property due to the Map Act. Since 1989, the Map Act has given North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT) the right to impose restrictions on the use of other people’s property that falls…
Read More
Many property owners in Pender County are facing possible Land Condemnation due to the Hampstead Bypass project. This means that you may be in jeopardy of having your property taken from you by the county. To learn more about this construction project and how it is impacting landowners in your community, join Henson Fuerst, Eminent…
Read More
The City of Asheville has made inconsistent valuations of property it seeks to condemn in the River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project (RADTIP) according to an analysis by the Citizen Times. Some property owners have been offered a small fraction of what others have been offered for similar property. Click here to read the entire…
Read More
On June 3, 2016 residents around the Goldsboro, NC area woke up to the opening of the final leg of the Goldsboro Bypass. The Goldsboro Bypass is one part of a larger North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) initiative called the US 70 Corridor Project. The U.S 70 Corridor is one of the primary east-west…
Read More
The Transportation Corridor Official Map Act has caused frustration and hardship for many North Carolina landowners for more than two decades. Since 1989, the Map Act has given the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) the right to impose indefinite restrictions on the use of property that falls within the boundaries of future highway bypass…
Read More