Appraising a property being acquired through eminent domain involves a number of unique valuation rules, including highest and best use, larger parcel, date of value, and unique evidentiary restrictions on comparable sales and hypothetical conditions. One of those rules is known as the “project influence rule”: an appraiser must disregard any increase or decrease in the property’s value due to the project for which the property is being acquired. A recent court of appeal decision, City of Pacifica v. Tong (2024 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7984*), highlights why this rule is not ...
Throughout all of the ups and downs in 2021, there have been multiple developments on the eminent domain front, including the special occasion where the U.S. Supreme Court heard a takings case. Outside of case law, 2021 saw the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed, which aims to provide federal funding for infrastructure projects for many years to come. All in all, 2021 was a fairly busy year for right-of-way and eminent domain practitioners.
Click here for summaries of the prominent cases and developments in eminent domain from 2021...
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