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Ohio Court Affirms Eminent Domain Taking for Downtown Zanesville Redevelopment Project

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The Ohio and U.S. Constitutions require that the power of eminent domain can only be exercised when necessary for a public use. In the 2005 case of Kelo v. City of New London, the U.S. Supreme Court took an expansive view...more

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Elephant and Castle Town Centre Redevelopment: Compulsory Purchase Order Confirmed

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On 7 January 2025, an Inspector confirmed the London Borough of Southwark (Elephant and Castle Town Centre) Compulsory Purchase Order (No.2) 2023 (the "CPO")....more

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Significant Changes to CPO Regime Under Consideration

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Two significant consultations opened at the end of last year, the first by the Government and the second by the Law Commission, seeking views on proposed changes to CPO law and process. In the first of this two part series,...more

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Resurgence of Redevelopment Agencies?

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Redevelopment agencies (RDAs) have held a rather infamous position in California history.  While originally created to address urban decay (aka “blight”), generally speaking, RDAs developed into entities that wielded the...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - June 2022

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Warehouse “buffer bill” advances in California legislature Bullet The Real Deal – June 2 A bill that proposes a 1,000-foot buffer zone between large warehouse developments and residential areas has advanced through one...more

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Handling Construction Changes During the Eminent Domain Process

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Any project involving the exercise of eminent domain includes the strong likelihood that there will be a series of changes during the planning and construction phases. Yet, while construction needs may warrant a change in the...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - August 2021 #4

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California advances two zoning bills seeking to promote scarce housing - U.S. News & World Report – August 26 - Spurred by an affordable housing shortage, spiking home prices, and intractable homelessness, California...more

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Who Has The Right To Develop A Pier?

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If you know someone with property that borders, is adjacent to, or abuts a natural lake, pond, bay, sea, or ocean, they may have littoral property rights. What that means is they may have the right to build a pier out to the...more

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Efforts at Reviving Redevelopment Continue

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There is an ongoing global pandemic and the world is rightly focused on news related to COVID-19.  Given the circumstances, other news is slipping below the radar.  Something you may have missed is another effort to revive...more

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Mojave Air & Space Port to Use Eminent Domain if Negotiations Fail to Lift Off

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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

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Reacting to a CPO – what do you need to do?

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In the second of our series on compulsory purchase, we turn to what you should do if your property is at risk of compulsory acquisition....more

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Mass. Appeals Court Upholds Somerville’s Union Square Revitalization Plan

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In 2012, the City of Somerville, the Somerville Redevelopment Authority (SRA), and the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development approved the Union Square Revitalization Plan (the Plan), an urban renewal...more

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[Event] 2019 California Coastal Law Conference - September 10th, Huntington Beach, CA

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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

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Redevelopment 2.0 On The Books For 2019?

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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

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When Proposed Public and Private Projects Collide

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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

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Eminent Domain for Public Improvements Supporting Private Development Projects

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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

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