What is inverse condemnation?
Inverse condemnation is similar in some ways to eminent domain. The difference is that in eminent domain proceedings the government wants to force the landowner to sell his property, while in inverse condemnation proceedings the land owner wants to force the government to buy it. The theory of inverse condemnation is that a government action has destroyed or substantially reduced the value of the property. Typically, inverse condemnation will involve, for example, situations in which the government passes zoning or other regulations which make it difficult if not impossible for the land owner to continue using the land for its then existing use. In essence, inverse condemnation urges the court that since the government action has destroyed the value of the property to the owner, the government should have to buy it for fair market value. What is “commercial real estate?” The answer to this relatively complex question is often more a question of context than of the physical properties o
