California Eminent Domain Report

Providing listeners a convenient and concise medium to access timely reports on important land use topics, Nossaman’s recent podcast offerings make a great addition to your professional playlist.

First, check out Nossaman’s own Digging Into Land Use Law podcast, which covers the development of all things in, on or above the ground. Recently, I recorded the episode “Valuation and Damages: Assessing COVID-19’s Economic Impact.” Changes in how businesses operate, restrictions on property use and reduced revenues brought on by mandated closures due to COVID-19 have had a major impact on the real estate market and legal proceedings related to it throughout the United States. In this episode, I was joined by Grobstein Teeple, LLP Director, Will Thomsen, to discuss the current state of the market and approaches to appropriately assess short-term versus long-term impacts. Grobstein Teeple, LLP is a public accounting and consulting firm focusing on middle-market business, entrepreneurs, high net-worth individuals, and complex consulting matters.

Additionally, you might also enjoy another recent Digging Into Land Use Law episode featuring Nossaman Real Estate partners Simon Adams and Karla MacCary, who serves as Co-Chair of Nossaman's Real Estate Group. Karla and Simon got down and dirty and into the weeds in this episode, entitled “The Rights of Land Owners Impacted by Easements.” It can be important to know how these rights can be established given their effect upon property values. Simon and Karla examined the risk of easement creation and the correct precautions to be taken by owners. They also debated the benefits and burdens of easements by land owners and developers that use these legal rights to enhance the value of their land.

And last, but definitely not least, I recently had the privilege to appear as a guest on the Pendulum Land Podcast “Sea Level Rise, Wildfires, and COVID-19–OH MY!!” to discuss sea level rise and wildfires in the context of inverse condemnation, as well as the projected effects of COVID-19 on the real estate market and the Uniform Relocation Act.

Pendulum Land Podcast is an informative and sometimes irreverent podcast for those interested in eminent domain, right of way, land acquisition or infrastructure development. Topics for discussion frequently include condemnation of real property for public use, just compensation, the Uniform Relocation Act, as well as the hosts’ takes on popular culture.

We hope you tune in to some of these informative podcasts, and we welcome any suggestions you may have for future episodes. Happy Listening!