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Private property shall ever be held inviolate to the public wel-fare.  When taken in time of war or other public exigency, imperatively requiring its immediate seizure, or for the purpose of making or repairing roads, which shall be open to the public, without charge, a compensation shall be made to the owner, in money, and in all other cases, where private property shall be taken for public use, a compensation therefore shall first be made in money, or first secured by a deposit of money, and such compensation shall be assessed by a jury, without deduction for benefits to any property of the owner. “(1851 Constitutional Convention, adopted effective September 1, 1851)

By Attorney Robert J. Mann (rjm@netset.com)

the government authority has professional appraisers, engineers, and attorneys at its disposal to negotiate with property owners for their land. We believe that property owners who fail to get their own appraiser and attorney are at a significant disadvantage in trying to compete with the government authority and its resources.

It is important to obtain your own appraisal because appraisers often disagree, and at times disagree significantly, on how much compensation is owed to a property owner. In fact, we have had several cases in which a property owner, before retaining legal counsel and an appraiser, offered to settle for far less than what they later learned their property was potentially worth.