EMINENT DOMAIN, INVERSE CONDEMNATION AND PROPERTY TAX APPEALS
Few things are more terrifying to property owners than notice from a government entity that it seeks to condemn all or a portion of their property. Clients often feel helpless against “city hall” or the state, and insulted by offers of compensation that sometimes represent just pennies on the dollar of the property’s actual value.
Over the years, Siegel Brill has developed a reputation for achieving impressive settlements and awards for landowners faced with a loss of property to eminent domain. These settlements have also included tough to achieve “going-concern” damages for businesses destroyed by condemnation. Siegel Brill has kept pace with recent changes in this area of the law and provides valuable guidance to clients faced with this difficult situation.
Often governments enact ordinances that substantially affect a particular piece of property. In certain instances, these actions can arise to the level of a “taking” of property. Siegel Brill has extensive experience in litigating these difficult and often unique claims on behalf of clients.
When the tax assessor has overvalued a client's property, Siegel Brill has the experience and knowledge to achieve reductions in real estate taxes in jurisdictions throughout the state. Siegel Brill has protested the taxes of a wide variety of commercial properties, including apartment buildings, movie theaters and hotels.
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