Before any property is condemned in New York, Article 2 of the Eminent Domain Procedure Law must be complied with. Article 2 of New York’s Eminent Domain Procedure Law sets forth the prescribed way that property is to be acquired by eminent domain. EDPL Section 201 provides that there must be public hearings for both state and nonstate takings at a location reasonably proximate to the property. It is essential that notice be given by publication and by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested, to each assessment record… read more
December 16, 2020