Sewer Line Damages Residential Front Yard & Gardens
"...Nor shall private property be taken for public use Without Just Compensation”
5th Amendment, United States Constitution
CASES & RESULTS
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OFFER: $6,422 . . . SETTLEMENT: $43,000
Before the Take: Over several decades the homeowners cultivated a beautiful front yard garden, with mature trees, shrubs, perennials, and bulbs.
After the Take: Almost the entirefrontyard is dug up to install a sanitary sewer line 20 feet deep across the property. The homeowner’s gardens, including mature trees, shrubs, and flower beds, were removed and destroyed.
THE HOMEOWNER RECEIVED
MORE THAN 6 TIMES THE ORIGINAL OFFER.
NOTE: Eminent Domain law is complex and changes frequently. Past case results do not indicate or guarantee future results. Every case has unique facts and circumstances and must be considered on its own merits.