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About This Practical Pointer
No one-size-fits-all response is appropriate for condemnation threats to conserved land. These practical pointers are distilled from a wide variety of sources experienced with condemnation and are strategic suggestions to consider when a land trust faces condemnation threats.
November 2023 Update: Revised to include recent case law protecting conservation easements in Ohio from condemnation and to discuss just compensation in the context of valuation upon condemnation.
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