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New North Carolina Supreme Court Ruling on Map Act Benefits Property Owners
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 within the boundaries of future…
NC Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling in Favor of Land Owners
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 projects. Thousands of North Carolina…
NC Supreme Court to Rule on Unfair Property Taking by NC DOT
The biggest landowner-related legal issue right now is the case called Kirby v. North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT). The decision will affect property owners across all of North Carolina, not only the plaintiff in the case. Here’s the case in a nutshell: Right now, thanks to a law called the Map Act, the government can lay claim to…