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...
by Fixel Law Firm | Dec 13, 2018 | Bay County
The Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) recently released 30% construction plans for the second segment of its SR 75/US 231 road widening project in Panama City, Florida, which is located in Bay County. This second segment (heading from South to North) of...
