We recently took over some files that pertained to takings by the County of Suffolk. The prior attorney inserted a dollar amount in the filed claim. Later, upon the preparation of the pre-trial order, the condemnor’s counsel objected to the insertion of a higher amount which matched appraised damages. Former counsel stated that he inserted an amount into the claim merely as a placeholder until an appraisal was completed. Eminent Domain Procedure Law (“EDPL”) § 504 specifies the information that should be included in a claim. It does… read more
August 8, 2019