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The questions that matter most change with the property. Start with the category that fits yours.
The statutory scheme is the same for every owner. What changes is which parts of it matter. A residential owner is usually concerned with the value of the home, the effect of a new alignment on the yard and access, and relocation benefits. A business owner adds fixtures, equipment and goodwill. A farmer adds water delivery, equipment access and the shape of the remainder. An investor adds leases, income and the tenants who occupy the property.
Each page below sets out the questions that matter most for that property type and links to the statutes and resources behind them.
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The legal measure is the same. What changes is which elements of compensation are in play, and how much evidence each one needs.
Start with commercial property. A tenant with a business can have a goodwill claim and a claim for fixtures even without owning the land.
Use investment property if the income matters to value, and read the residential page for the relocation benefits that apply to occupants.
The measure is the same, but severance damages tend to dominate. A corridor can sever land from water delivery or equipment access and cost far more than the acreage taken.
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Start with the property type that matches yours.