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The right site for your question
This site is a starting point. These are the places that answer each question in depth.
By question
Six destinations
Is the number right
Valuation, appraisals, the before and after method, severance damages and how to test an agency report.
What happens next
The owner side process from the first letter through to trial, with checklists.
What are my rights, legally
National doctrine, public use, inverse condemnation and the questions that are the same everywhere.
What about tax
The tax treatment of a condemnation award, including involuntary conversion.
Who proves it
Which experts a case needs, how they are instructed and how their evidence is tested.
What applies in my state
Procedure, deadlines and compensation, which are state law and differ substantially.
If it is urgent
One thing takes priority over everything else
If you are holding a document from a court, with a case number on it, find out today how long you have to respond. Response periods after a petition are short in several states, and missing one can cost the right to contest compensation at all.
Your state bar association referral service will find a lawyer who practises in this field, usually within a day. An hour of advice on that single question is the cheapest and most valuable thing available to you right now.
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