The Texas Senate approved an eminent domain bill intending to expand on current legislation. The bill’s author, State Senator Lois Kolkhorst, said “This bill is designed to build off of Senate Bill 18 six years later as we’ve learned through
Eminent Domain and Real Estate Valuation
The Eminent Domain and Real Estate Valuation blog, published by Fox Rothschild LLP, covers legal issues related to eminent domain, property valuation, and appraisal practices. It addresses topics such as just compensation standards in condemnation cases, appraisal discrimination laws, regulatory thresholds for loan appraisal exemptions, and litigation involving eminent domain takings. The blog also discusses the intersection of federal and state law in eminent domain proceedings, challenges to appraisal board regulations, and municipal use of eminent domain for redevelopment projects. It provides updates on legislative developments, court rulings, and regulatory actions affecting real estate valuation and eminent domain law.
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GA Approves Taking Of Blighted Properties For Economic Development
By David Snyder
The Georgia Legislature approved legislation allowing local governments to seize blighted property for economic development. House Judiciary Chairman Wendell Willard, R-Sandy Springs, said the change would give cities more options in dealing with persistently blighted areas. However, before a property…
23 States Considering Valuation Legislation
By David Snyder
The Appraisal Institute reported April 17 that 37 bills affecting the valuation profession are pending in 23 states. According to the Appraisal Institute, the proposed legislation includes:
Arizona SB 1197 which makes various changes to the state’s appraiser licensing law…
PA Considers Bill Regarding Condemnation RR Properties
By David Snyder
PA State Senator John C. Rafferty, Jr. has announced that he intends to introduce legislation to aid railroads that may have its property condemned by utilities. He states that “The use of ‘quick take’ condemnation proceedings by a public utility…
PA Considers Broker Price Opinion Legislation
By David Snyder
The PA State House is considering a bill that would amend the state’s Real Estate Licensing Law. According the Bill’s sponsor, HB863 would define “a Broker Price Opinion (BPO) as ‘an estimate prepared by a broker, associate broker or salesperson…
Missouri Considers Eminent Domain Legislation
By David Snyder
PA Court Remands Gas Storage Case
By David Snyder
A Pennsylvania appeals court remanded two cases for new hearings on whether a UGI Corp. subsidiary had properly taken the subsurface rights of private landowners by declaring their properties within a buffer zone surrounding an underground gas storage facility. In…
TX Considering Another Eminent Domain Bill
By David Snyder
Texas State Rep. Justin Holland has submitted a bill seeking to include replacement costs of structures and fencing of a landowner in the original eminent domain appraisals. House Bill 2556 is one of a number of eminent domain bills pending…
Arkansas Congressman Introduce Eminent Domain Bill
By David Snyder
Members of the Arkansas congressional delegation introduced legislation that could prevent construction of a new power line that would go from Oklahoma to Tennessee. If approved, federal officials would need permission from state officials before they could approve the use…
NC House Approves Eminent Domain Bill
By David Snyder
The N.C. House voted 104-9 to approve a ballot question for a constitutional amendment limiting the power of eminent domain. The amendment would ban eminent domain in cases where government seizes property only to sell it to a private developer,…