Archive for July, 2016

NC Supreme Court Finds Substantial Interference with Property Rights Under the Map Act

In June, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an opinion ruling in favor of property owners who challenged a state law that allows the North Carolina Department of Transportation to freeze development and improvements on land that may be used as a future highway.  The Court held that the law amounted to a “taking” and that property owners must be compensated for the restrictions placed on their land.

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Posted 07/26/16