Posts Tagged ‘land condemnation’
NC Department of Transportation Proposes Major Construction Project on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh
A five-mile stretch of U.S. 70 between Raleigh and Durham could be the site of a major North Carolina Department of Transpiration (NCDOT) construction project in the near future. The NCDOT has proposed converting five miles of Glenwood Avenue from a highway into a freeway. Click here to read more about this proposed transportation project.…
Read MoreWhy Can the Government Take My Land? Attorney Anne Duvoisin Explains Land Condemnation and Inverse Condemnation
The power of the government to take your land is rooted in very old law called Eminent Domain. In America, that law traces back to the United States Constitution, under the 5th Amendment, which states that “no private property shall be taken for public use, without just compensation.” In addition, the State has further powers…
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