Condemnation & Eminent Domain

The State of Arizona, many of its agencies and other government bodies have the right to take private land and put it to public use. A common example of traditional eminent domain, which may also be called condemnation, is when the government wishes to build a road...

As this blog has previously discussed, eminent domain is a significant power the government has to take private property for public use.  Public service corporations engaged in a public works projects, e.g. electric utility providers, also have the right to exercise...

Eminent domain is the power of the government to take private property for public use. Because of the significant power the government wields, and the impact it can have on property owners, it is important to understand what eminent domain refers to and the...

Whether you like it or not, the government has the ability to take your land whenever it thinks that it needs it for public use. The catch is that the government is supposed to give you fair compensation for the land that is taken, which isn’t as easy of a...

Many of our readers in Arizona have probably heard the term “eminent domain,” but perhaps only have a general concept of what this legal term refers to. In short, eminent domain allows a governmental entity or utility company to take your property for a public use....

In 2006, the city of Phoenix put up a concrete barrier between the light rail tracks and one John Garretson’s property, which blocked two driveways leading from the street to Garretson’s property. Garretson sought damages for his loss of access to the street, though...