North Carolina Eminent Domain News

The NCDOT sought to acquire a .56 acre portion of a 1.13 acre residential tract for right of way purposes, with an initial offer of $126,000, which included the taking of the property’s septic system.  There were no remaining suitable soils to support a traditional septic system.  As a result the North Carolina property owners [...]

Tags: eminent domain, just compensation, land condemnation, land law, Road Widening, taking

NCDOT took a portion of this convenience store property for a road widening project in Lee County, North Carolina.  The government’s initial offer for the property taken by eminent domain was $3,120.00.  During pre-trial hearings, the court  ruled that the NCDOT could not establish the existence of some of its claimed existing right-of-way. The case [...]

Tags: eminent domain, just compensation, land condemnation, land law, Road Widening