This includes:

• The fair market value of your property and improvements made.
• The reduction in value of your remaining property caused by the taking.
• Business damages in some cases.
• Your moving and/or relocation costs in some cases.
• Your attorney’s fees and costs associated with the taking.

Under the Florida Constitution, the owners of property taken are entitled to:

Florida law requires all condemning authorities to send property owners a written notice by certified mail at least thirty (30) days before filing an eminent domain lawsuit, advising the owner that the property will be taken and referencing the owner’s rights under Florida law.

Can I challenge it? Yes, you can challenge the taking by a condemning authority through the power of eminent domain. We will work with you to evaluate if the condemning authority is correctly and properly exercising its power of eminent domain.

Florida law requires that all condemning authorities make an initial written offer to the owner of the property it intends to take.

Should I accept the first written offer? You have the right to obtain your own valuation estimate prepared by experts retained on your behalf. As experienced eminent domain lawyers, we know the right experts to retain for all types of properties and cases. Our fee is based on how much better we do for you than the first written offer.

Upon request, the law requires the condemning authority to provide you with a copy of the appraisal report on which it is basing its offer and good faith estimate of value.

Every landowner is entitled to a 12-person jury trial to determine the amount of full compensation due to that owner for the taking by the condemning authority. A jury decides the facts of the case, including the monetary value or full compensation due.