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INVESTOR ALERT: RentDue Capital

The Utah Division of Securities (Division) has taken action against RentDue Capital LLC and associated entities and operators, including Jeffrey Jace Vernon, Matthew Shane Perkins, Talease Perkins, and the entities:   RentDue Capital Fund 1, LLCRentDue Capital Fund 2, LLCRentDue Capital Fund 3, LLCRentDue Capital Qualified Fund, LLCForged Oak, LLC720 Empire, LLC A civil case has been filed in state court, …

New Case Summary — UDOT v. FPA West Point, LLC

Utah Supreme Court 2012 UT 79 (Click for Full Text of Opinion) November 20, 2012 If more than one owner holds an interest in a parcel being condemned, the condemning agency pays each owner the fair market value of each respective property interest.  Those values are determined individually, and may be decided in separate proceedings. RETURN to Welcome Page

Advisory Opinions Now Available

Abstracts of many previously issued Advisory Opinions by the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman are now available online.  Click here to review Advisory Opinion abstracts by subject.

Your Guide To Just Compensation — What You Need To Know When the Government Needs Your Property

    As required by § 13-43-203 of the Utah Code, the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman has prepared the following information for property owners whose land is being acquired.  Please feel free to contact the Ombudsman Office for more information.           Government agencies are authorized to acquire privately-owned property for public uses, provided the owner of the property is compensated.  It …

Boundary by Acquiescence Article Published by Ombudsman

The November/December issue of the Utah Bar Journal includes an article on Boundary by Acquiescence written by Elliot R. Lawrence, of the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman. The Article appeared in Volume 27, Number 6 of the Utah Bar Journal. The Article is entitled “Settling Boundary Disputes Using Utah’s Boundary By Acquiescence Doctrine.” Boundary by Acquiescence Article

2013 Appellate Roundup

A few 2013 cases from other states are summarized here.  These cases are classified as follows: Authority to exercise eminent domain, Damaging property for a public use,  Exactions and impact fees,  Just compensation, Other damages and compensation,  Land use regulation, and  Takings. The summaries include a comparison to Utah law. These cases are presented for information only,and they may shed some …