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
fair treatment and "just compensation" when our homes, businesses, farms, and
other 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
fair treatment and "just compensation" when our homes, businesses, farms, and
other 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.
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"One of the principal purposes of the Takings Clause is to
bar government from forcing some people alone to bear public
burdens, which in all fairness and justice, should be borne
by the public as a whole"..............a desire to improve the
public condition does not justify circumventing the
"constitutional way" of paying for what the government
wants. If a government wants property for the public good,
the public must pay for the property."
bar government from forcing some people alone to bear public
burdens, which in all fairness and justice, should be borne
by the public as a whole"..............a desire to improve the
public condition does not justify circumventing the
"constitutional way" of paying for what the government
wants. If a government wants property for the public good,
the public must pay for the property."
"What needs to be kept in mind however, is that the people who find themselves in the
path of a public project are Americans - good, ordinary people who have been minding
their business, paying their taxes and generally putting their property to useful and lawful
purposes. When by reason of true public necessity they are called upon to surrender their
hard earned property for the good of society, it is the responsibility of government to see that
it is done through a process that is fair to them." Gideon Kanner, Esq.
path of a public project are Americans - good, ordinary people who have been minding
their business, paying their taxes and generally putting their property to useful and lawful
purposes. When by reason of true public necessity they are called upon to surrender their
hard earned property for the good of society, it is the responsibility of government to see that
it is done through a process that is fair to them." Gideon Kanner, Esq.
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