Overview
Our resources include: network of skilled eminent domain experts, team of experienced eminent domain legal assistants, in-house licensed real estate appraiser, and an in-house project manager who monitors condemnation projects statewide.
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Tampa
About Our Clients
Aetna
Burger King Corporation
BP
Cargill Fertilizer, Inc.
CSX Transportation
Circle K Stores Inc.
Coastal Petroleum Company
Edens & Avant
Equiva Services, LLC
GE Real Estate
Global Signal, Inc.
IMC Phosphates, Inc.
MONY Life Insurance Company
Mosaic
Motiva Enterprises, LLC
Northern Trust Bank of Florida, N.A.
Office Depot, Inc.
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Rooms To Go
Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.
Shell Oil Company
SunTrust Real Estate Corporation
Texaco
Toys R Us
Wendy's International, Inc.
Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.
Rankings
Regional
Tampa
Practice Areas
- Eminent Domain
Gaylord Merlin represents land & business owners when their property is taken.
“Eminent domain” is the fundamental power of the government to take private property for a public use without the owner’s consent. An entity using the power of eminent domain is called a “condemning authority.”
The power of eminent domain is an inherent attribute of government that is absolute, except as may be limited by the Constitution.
The power of eminent domain arises from the practical necessity to take property for the public good, and every property owner holds title subject to the superior right of the government to take it for a public use.
The government cannot take private property unless it pays the owner just or “full” compensation for his property, and the taking must be for a public purpose.
Our law firm represents property and business owners who suffer a taking of their property by the government or other entity having the power of eminent domain. Our attorneys devote their practice to this special area of the law and are dedicated to protecting landowners’ rights when their property is taken for a public use.
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