Articles on Eminent Domain
Is the the City Liable for any Damage to my Property Due to a Pipeline Easement?
City wants a pipeline easement across a small section of the backside of the property. Now heres the question - if I take their ca$h, and later after the work is done , water or gas line leaks show up, say in my yard, is the city liable? I just bought a house and decided to install a privacy fence next to my neighbors house. After digging the post, we discovered PVC piping on my property. Apparently the neighbor says he did not know about the piping which happens to be his sewer and is in the process of trying to get an easement. Can I make him move the sewer line? Can I cut it off my property and cap it off? What are my options? We were recently sent a letter from the local sewer authority requesting that we sign the attached right-of-way agreement and grant of right-of-way for an existing sewer line on our property for the sum of $1.00. Should we do it? My village took some of my property. They advised me to get a survey to challenge it. Now they have eminent domain proceedings against me for that property; can I get my expenses for the survey back during the proceedings?
