What are my rights if the city wants to buy my home for redevelopment
and I don't want to sell it?  I live in Fullerton, CA.

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Request for Question Clarification by googlenut-ga on 24 Oct 2003 10:28 PDT

Hello perkypie2000-ga,

If you would like information specific to California, I can show you
where you can read the California eminent domain law.  If you would be
interested in this information, please let me know and I will post it
as the answer.

Googlenut

Seemingly, challenges, mostly procedural, are rarely successful.
Compensation appears to be the only redress.


Property Owner's Guide to Eminent Domain
http://www.eminentdomainlaw.net/propertyguide.html

hlabadie-ga

Your right, under the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution, is to be
"fairly compensated" and that is it.  "Fairly" is the only issue in
play.  You are entitled to due process (an impartial judge) for that
and you are free to hire any attorney that you like and that you can
afford.  Good luck. Where are you moving?

Whether you want to see or not is immaterial. If the city wants your
property, they _can_ take it.  Your best bet is to hire an Emminent
Domain Specialist to represent you for the duration of the
negotiations.  You are allowed this representation by law, and the
cost of the representation will be paid for by the City.

Typo correction: "see" shouild be "sell"