by Fixel Law Firm | Dec 21, 2018 | Florida Eminent Domain Topics
Florida law has long recognized that eminent domain is a harsh proceeding. In eminent domain proceedings, private property owners – through no fault of their own – will have their land taken from them. Private property owners typically have no choice in the matter. ...
by Fixel Law Firm | Dec 21, 2018 | Florida Eminent Domain Topics
There are three phases to every Florida road project: (1) design; (2) right of way acquisition; and (3) road construction. These three phases usually occur in the same order. The government usually first hire engineers to design the project and determine what right...
by Fixel Law Firm | Dec 21, 2018 | Florida Eminent Domain Topics
Thousands of Florida property owners face the same dilemma every year. A condemning authority (e.g., a government or utility company) seeks to acquire some – but not all – of a property owner’s land. To do so, the condemning authority makes a monetary offer to the...
by Fixel Law Firm | Dec 21, 2018 | Florida Eminent Domain Topics
There are two methods by which property interests can be condemned in a Florida eminent domain proceeding. The first type of proceeding is the rarely utilized “slow take” proceeding. In a “slow take” proceeding, before title to the property at issue is transferred,...
by Fixel Law Firm | Dec 19, 2018 | Escambia County
The Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) is studying future capacity and safety issues on South Blue Angel Parkway including widening the road, the addition of sidewalks and the construction of accompanying storm water ponds from SR 292/Sorrento Road to SR 30...
