eminent domain: How much over fair market value can you get without going to court?
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Wow, I didn't know stuff like that still happened. I've seen if for stadiums but not highways.  I have two answers, contact the ACLU, and start a petition with signatures of all others that are affected by this.  I'm sure they feel like you do, attract as much publicity as you can, public offices don't like to look bad.
785068
I think the rules vary from state to state. You will need to check the specific rules for ND.\n\nWhere I live the mineral rights owner can access the property to exploit the minerals but must pay the surface owner damages.
530664
It is going to vary by state, but if you look up your state's laws, (they should be online) then you can find a section of your state law concerning eminent domain. If you had a state listed, I could have located it for you, but since laws vary from state to state, I can't do more than tell you where to look.
213258
not without a court being involved
1171563
They are not required to enforce the decisions of the court.\nI would suggest looking into putting a lean against the company assets until it is paid.  \nNot sure how it works but if they don't pay, you could end up owning some of the company.
778538
From a private landlord you should expect no discount. Also they are under no obligation to sell, you should expect to pay full market value.
1036765
i am in AZ and local law and custom will prevail.  what you have is adverse possession.  these things are controlled by time frames such as to close the Ingres/egress off it needs to be open and notorious and done like for 24 hours every 7 years.  there should be a time frame in the 7 to 10 year range that they would have had to close off physical access.  physical access is different then legal access.  most areas require physical access to all lots.  your best bet is to contact first a local real estate broker who specializes in land not in houses, it will be under commercial real estate in the phone book. he can answer most questions. but you will be in court to get it done, and the real estate guy will know the right lawyer.  this is a highly technical area of law make sure you get someone who does this for a living, a divorce lawyer will not be much good
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I hate to be a devils advocate but if I were you I would take it to a Real Estate lawyer, and quick! Most of them will give you a free consultation and if they think you have a good case they will take it on for a piece of the winnings.  A lot of them won't charge you if you lose.
99886
Depends on location, but in general homes with pools have at least a $5,000 higher market value for the similar house without a pool
357607
I am not sure exactly what's going on here...what i THINK you mean, and what i'll base my answer on is that you paid the seller for a piece of property in 2004 and have been paying taxes on it since then, but you never recieved a bill of sale (receipt) from the seller, and you never recorded the deed.  now someone else is trying to buy the same land from the seller.  you're wondering what to do to stop the sale and assert your rights to the property.\n\nsomeone told you to file a civil suit.  a civil suit, ONLY as it pertains to you, is a lawsuit filed in a court, where a private party has a complaint against another private party, and is asking a judge (and jury depending on your jurisdiction/state) to rule in their favor.  initiating a lawsuit in civil court against somoene is commonly known as "suing."\n\nfirst off, you need to get a lawyer in your state.  some may either take the case pro bono (for free), or on a contingency fee basis (you'll only have to pay them if you win).\n\npreliminarily, what you can expect your lawyer to advise you to do is the following:\n\nfirst, you want to get a preliminary injunction stopping the seller from selling your land.  you'd do this (well, your attorney would) by filing a case in civil court, and telling the court via motion, the well pleaded/clear facts of the case, asserting that you'd be irreprably harmed if the court didn't rule in your favor, and that you have a good chance of success once the case goes to trial.  the judge will probably grant your motion.  \n\nTHEN, you'd file a lis pendens against the property (a lis pendens is filed in the county where the property is), and notifies the public that there is litigation pending against the property.  this puts the public on notice that there's a dispute over the land.\n\nTHEN, at this point, you'd probably already have initiated the pre-trial phase of discovery.  your lawyer will handle this as well.  here, you'll be collecting all of the documents and interviews in support of your case (and against it).  \n\nEVENTUALLY the case would go to trial, either before a jury or a judge.  here, your lawyer will argue for a permanent injunction barring the seller from doing anything to your property, and she'll also possibly argue for damages (money) from the seller for fraudulently selling the property to you and then trying to sell it again. odds are you'll win.  the fact that you've been paying taxes on the property is powerful evidence that you have title to it.  and even though you didn't record the deed, and the seller didn't prepare a bill of sale, he'd probably still be barred from asserting any right to it, just based on the evidence that you've been paying taxes.  if you've made any improvements to the property, that's more evidence in your favor.\n\nin short, you should get a lawyer in your state.  you don't want to wade through the courts on your own.
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not having your licensce is a correctable offense because you can go up to the courthouse and show your licensce and they will drop that one ...as for how much your other ticket will cost that just depends where you live
261812
None.  You are released by the court.  You sue the state and receive a settlement in the millions.
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click here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_possession
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It sounds like we're doing your homework, but I'll offer something up anyway.  \n\nIt depends on the state.  In a lot of states unless the offer had a clause for revoking it then it can't be revoked unless there's a legal reason.  Legal reasons to revoke without a clause include 1)there was no consideration, ie you were selling land for no cost, in this case a court wouldn't consider that valid since there was no consideration (value) for giving up the land, 2) the offeror had no right to offer the property/rights, 3) the offeror was not legally able to enter into a contract (minor, not of sound mind, etc).  Again it's hard to say much without knowing the area you're in.
968129
This is a practice known as "squatting." The laws vary from state to state and nation to nation. I've heard of a few places that allow you to acquire the title to the property after a predetermined amount of years but you need to check that out with your local laws.
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How to avoid having your land seized by eminent domain, since the Kelo vs. Connecticut ruling by the supreme court?
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It depends on the location.  Talk to a lawyer.