Virginia Property Rights Coalition
Dedicated to Protecting the Rights of Private Ownership
Dedicated to Protecting the Rights of Private Ownership
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The Virginia Property Rights Coalition was established in 1999 as an alliance of
concerned property owners and organizations brought together by the unfairness of
Virginia's Eminent Domain Law and the belief that the law must be changed to assure
property owners receive fair treatment and "just compensation" when their homes,
businesses, and private lands are taken or damaged for a public project through the
awesome power of eminent domain.
We recognize the importance of eminent domain and support its use by government
to provide essential services and infrastructure but believe the true costs of these
projects should be shared by all who will benefit and not subsidized by property owners
whose land is condemned and taken, often for less than it is worth.
Addressing this issue for the United States Supreme Court's majority, Chief Justice
William Rehnquist has written:
This web site was developed to serve as an information center for Virginia citizens
and organization interested in property rights issues and in changing the current
Eminent Domain Law. On this site, you will find legislative alerts/updates, a listing of
the reforms passed, and reforms needed, a spotlight on legislator's, organizations and
individuals who have made a difference in the reform of Virginia's eminent domain laws,
and links to other sites and documents which may be of interest or help.
Join Our Coalition and with other Virginians, help create an eminent domain law that
is fair to property owners. The 2006 Session of the General Assembly failed to pass
legislation to reverse the devastating impact Kelo vs New London could have upon
property rights in Virginia. We will continue our commitment to protection from Kelo and to
establishing a fair and just eminent domain system during the 2007 legislative session.
concerned property owners and organizations brought together by the unfairness of
Virginia's Eminent Domain Law and the belief that the law must be changed to assure
property owners receive fair treatment and "just compensation" when their homes,
businesses, and private lands are taken or damaged for a public project through the
awesome power of eminent domain.
We recognize the importance of eminent domain and support its use by government
to provide essential services and infrastructure but believe the true costs of these
projects should be shared by all who will benefit and not subsidized by property owners
whose land is condemned and taken, often for less than it is worth.
Addressing this issue for the United States Supreme Court's majority, Chief Justice
William Rehnquist has written:
This web site was developed to serve as an information center for Virginia citizens
and organization interested in property rights issues and in changing the current
Eminent Domain Law. On this site, you will find legislative alerts/updates, a listing of
the reforms passed, and reforms needed, a spotlight on legislator's, organizations and
individuals who have made a difference in the reform of Virginia's eminent domain laws,
and links to other sites and documents which may be of interest or help.
Join Our Coalition and with other Virginians, help create an eminent domain law that
is fair to property owners. The 2006 Session of the General Assembly failed to pass
legislation to reverse the devastating impact Kelo vs New London could have upon
property rights in Virginia. We will continue our commitment to protection from Kelo and to
establishing a fair and just eminent domain system during the 2007 legislative session.
burdens, which in all fairness and justice, should be borne
by the public as a whole"...a desire to improve the public
way" of paying for what the government wants. If a
government wants property for the public good, the public
must pay for the property."
by the public as a whole"...a desire to improve the public
way" of paying for what the government wants. If a
government wants property for the public good, the public
must pay for the property."
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