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Skeeters, Bennett, Wilson, and Humphrey

Radcliff Kentucky Attorneys at Law

(270) 351-4404

As a property owner, it is important to understand the government’s power over that property and your legal rights as an owner. Eminent domain, often called condemnation, is generally identified as the power of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to take private property for a public use without the owner’s consent, conditioned upon the payment of just compensation.

Road WorkEminent domain actions revolve around two separate topics. One is the right of the Commonwealth to take the property in question, as the taking has to be proven to be for a public purpose. The second issue is the determination of the fair compensation for the property.

In general, it is very difficult to defeat the right of the Commonwealth to condemn private property. Therefore, the primary legal battle typically pertains to the determination of fair compensation. By rule, the government will first approach a property owner and propose a price that they will pay for the real estate to be acquired. If the property owner deems that sum unacceptable, it is beneficial to seek legal counsel.

The attorneys at at Skeeters, Bennett, Wilson & Pike want to make sure you are taken care of should you ever find yourself in this situation. We have been representing property owners facing condemnation since the formation of the firm in the early 1970’s.

The legal mechanism utilized in eminent domain is a complex and unique statutory framework. Our firm recommends that legal counsel be consulted as soon as you become aware that the Commonwealth is going forward with eminent domain.

 

Dustin

Dustin joined the SBW&P team in 2010, coming to us from one of the oldest firms in Cincinnati. He earned his undergraduate degree from Bellarmine University, summa cum laude, and his law degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, where he graduated cum laude. Dustin’s law practice includes personal injury law, medical malpractice law, business law including corporations, LLCs and business planning, real estate law, probate law, estate planning, employment law, and family law.