We’ve reported in the past that public agencies are more frequently demanding certain off-site public improvements to accommodate proposed private developments as a condition of entitlement approval. These can range from...more
A public agency’s acquisition of private property can sometimes trigger significant severance damages due to eliminating access, cutting off utility service, or taking a substantial portion of a property’s parking. As...more
We’ve been closely watching the Sheetz v. County of El Dorado case, which has worked its way up through the California trial and appellate courts all the way to the US Supreme Court. For a quick refresher, the case concerns...more
When a property owner commits to developing property in a certain manner, including providing a certain number of parking spaces, and the local government agency enforces the owner’s failure to comply, does the enforcement...more
Eminent domain is typically used for roads, utilities, schools, and even airports, but in California, it is quite unusual (perhaps even unheard of) to use eminent domain for space travel. ...more
1/16/2020
/ Airports ,
Condemnation ,
Eminent Domain ,
Environmental Policies ,
Land Owners ,
Private Property ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Market ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Vacant Properties
Nossaman LLP invites you to join us for the 4th California Coastal Law Conference at SeaCliff Country Club in Huntington Beach on September 10th! This in-depth seminar will feature officials from the California Coastal...more
7/30/2019
/ Affordable Housing ,
Building Permits ,
California Coastal Commission ,
Coastal Real Estate ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Eminent Domain ,
Environmental Policies ,
Events ,
Housing Market ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Public Access Laws ,
Real Estate Development ,
Urban Planning & Development
As we have seen far too many times in California, eminent domain becomes a key tool for public agencies in order to keep public works construction on schedule and avoid jeopardizing state or federal funding. ...more
Ever since the demise of redevelopment agencies in 2012, there have been a variety of legislative efforts to revive, incrementally or in whole, some form of redevelopment in California....more
12/10/2018
/ Affordable Housing ,
Economic Development ,
Eminent Domain ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Neighborhood Revitalization ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Development ,
Redevelopment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Funding ,
Urban Planning & Development
Infrastructure projects take years to develop: the environmental review, funding, design, procurement, and construction of a public project is time consuming in any state, but even more so in California given the strict...more
12/12/2017
/ Eminent Domain ,
Infrastructure ,
Inverse Condemnation ,
Private Property ,
Public Projects ,
Railways ,
Real Estate Development ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
State and Local Government ,
Surface Transportation ,
Takings Clause ,
Trains ,
Transportation Industry ,
Urban Planning & Development
With the passing of California’s new gas tax (SB1) earlier this year, local government agencies have come across a new source of funding to complete public infrastructure projects. According to an article in the Ceres...more
12/11/2017
/ Caltrans ,
Eminent Domain ,
Gas Taxes ,
Highways ,
Infrastructure ,
Inverse Condemnation ,
New Legislation ,
Public Projects ,
Real Estate Market ,
Tax Revenues ,
Transportation Industry ,
Urban Planning & Development
We’ve previously reported on the recent passage of Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, which will raise approximately $52 billion in funding over the next 10 years specifically for...more
Nossaman LLP and Bender Rosenthal, Inc. invite you to this complimentary afternoon seminar that will provide insight on current right of way issues affecting public agencies and utilities. Our panels of leading industry...more
2/16/2017
/ Appraisal ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Easements ,
Eminent Domain ,
Engineering ,
Events ,
Goodwill ,
Government Officials ,
Project Delivery Methods ,
Project Influence Rule ,
Public Agencies ,
Real Estate Professionals ,
Relocation ,
Right of Way ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Utilities Sector
Nossaman LLP invites you to join us for our 2017 Southern California Eminent Domain Seminar, "Right of Way & Legal Strategies for Successful Project Delivery." This complimentary afternoon seminar will provide insight on...more
2/3/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Appraisal Rights ,
Consultants ,
Easements ,
Eminent Domain ,
Engineering ,
Events ,
Goodwill ,
Project Influence Rule ,
Public Agencies ,
Public Officials ,
Railroads ,
Real Estate Professionals ,
Relocation ,
Right of Way ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Utilities Sector
With the improving real estate economy, there have been an influx of new large development projects throughout California. With these new proposed developments, it is common for local government agencies to require public...more