803 - Eminent Domain Law Basics for the Right of Way Professional
Instructor TBD
May 20-21, 2025
Virtual Course
Topics

• Introduction to subject, characteristics of the power, brief historical perspective, distinguished from other governmental powers, delegation of the power

• Primary sources of law, constitutional provisions, statutory provisions rules, regulations, policies, procedures; court decisions

• Breakdown/analysis of the Modern Rule, types of property which can be taken meaning of “taken”, meaning of “or damaged”, meaning of “public use”

• Just compensation/legal aspects of valuation, market value standard, incidental losses/special problems; laws affecting scope, approach, methodology; laws affecting substantive aspects of valuation, planning and pre-condemnation activities, damages to remainder, benefits, special problems such as trees, crops, minerals; condemnation proceedings

• Roles of right of way professionals engineers, title investigators, appraisers, negotiators, relocation agents