raleigh eminent domain attorneys
If My Business is Negatively Impacted by the Government’s Eminent Domain Acquisitions Can I be Compensated?
Yes, and no. Eminent domain typically only deals with the taking of real property- which includes land, buildings, permanent structures and improvements, and the access thereto. The law typically does not compensate businesses directly for lost profits, revenues or interruptions of operations. There are exceptions to this, however, so an experienced eminent domain land condemnation lawyer from Henson Fuerst can…
Can I Assume the Government Will Treat Me Fairly Under the Eminent Domain Rules?
No. The government is no different from any other real estate buyer, wanting to obtain property as cheap as possible. The difference in eminent domain is that the government is taking the land from you involuntarily. While the law requires the government or condemning agency to pay you “just compensation” we find in the majority of cases that the offers…
How Are Lawyers Paid?
When you hire a lawyer to represent you in an eminent domain land condemnation case, in most cases, it will be on a contingency fee basis, which means that your lawyer will get paid a percentage of what you receive once your case is settled. If you don’t recover anything, then the lawyer doesn’t get paid. If you do, then…
Why Can a State, Federal or Private Entity Take My Property?
Your property can be taken through Eminent Domain, or Land Condemnation, through a number of state and federal rules and regulations. From a numbers perspective, most land is taken by the State of North Carolina‘s Department of Transportation. In addition to the DOT, however, your land can also be taken by the federal government, the North Carolina Department of Administration,…
New Rail Terminal Project Will Have Major Impact on Residents of Nash and Edgecomb Counties
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 house meetings with the public…
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…
Pender County Commissioners Hire Lobbyist
More Hampstead Bypass updates in the news: Pender County Commissioners have now hired a lobbyist to push for the bypass with state lawmakers in an attempt to get the stalled project moving forward. This will not come soon enough for landowners who are affected by the proposed bypass under the North Carolina Map Act (Transportation Corridor Official Map, Project R-3300),…
Hampstead Bypass Low Priority, But Landowners Still Wait
Landowners affected by the Hampstead Bypass continue to be stuck in no-mans-land, and it does not appear that the situation is likely to change in the near future. Will the project be funded or won’t it? Sometimes the answer appears to be yes, sometimes maybe, and sometimes no. And in all this indecision, landowners are the losers. The lawyers at…