New legislation has been enacted overruling the Waisanen v. Superior Township case that allowed adverse possession claims against municipal property owners.
In this blog post, I described the decision in Waisanen v....more
ITCs’s vegetation management efforts are now taking place in Walled Lake, representing an unprecedented amount of activity by the agency.
It seems like a weekly occurrence that I learn from property owners of new efforts...more
New ITC takings occurring in Dearborn.
ITC has been using eminent domain for years to acquire additional property rights along existing transmission lines. For a more complete discussion of this process, please see...more
Early intervention by property owner counsel can sometimes result in convincing condemning authorities to alter either their project or the rights sought to prevent catastrophic consequences to the owner and massive just...more
For the last several years, municipalities have been slow to engage in new projects that require the use of eminent domain due to budgetary restrictions. However, with the upturn in the economy that is resulting in new...more
Wolverine appears to be staging the filing of lawsuits to secure rights from larger, commercial properties in Washtenaw County before implementing processes against residential properties in Wayne and Washtenaw...more
Early intervention by property owner counsel can sometimes result in convincing condemning authorities to alter either their project or the rights sought to prevent catastrophic consequences to the owner and massive just...more
ITC is seeking expanded vegetation management rights along a transmission line running through Oakland and Macomb Counties.
I recently noted that ITC had issued a good faith offer for a property in Shelby Township. I...more
Recently, the Oakland County Road Commission has been filing suits involving properties on Orchard Lake Road.
The Oakland County Road Commission has a long-term plan to install multiple roundabouts in the area of Orchard...more
As part of its continuing efforts to expand its vegetation management rights, International Transmission Company or ITC is contacting property owners in Shelby Township seeking new expanded easements. Following the 2004...more
DTE acts quickly and reasonably to settle Milford bypass case.
Since I previously wondered whether DTE was engaging in chicanery by providing a construction document that identified the proposed location of the easement...more
Wolverine Pipe Line Company received the administrative approval that is a prerequisite to it acquiring necessary property rights and constructing its project. On June 17, 2015, Wolverine Pipe Line Company filed anApplication...more
Has DTE withheld distribution of complete easements, including the exhibit containing the legal description of the encumbered property, in an attempt to hide the true impacts of the easements from homeowners? Last night, I...more