Florida Inverse Condemnation Claims: What High School Students Need to Know

1. Inverse condemnation claims are brought by private property owners when the government’s actions result in a taking of the property without full compensation.
2. Examples of takings that can result in an inverse condemnation claim include physical invasions of property, regulatory takings, or other government conduct that takes real property.
3. Some cases in Florida require a property owner to establish a permanent invasion of the land to state an inverse condemnation claim, but compensation for temporary takings is also supported by case law. – Property owners have four years to bring an inverse condemnation lawsuit.
– A judge will decide if there has been a “taking” of private property, and if so, a jury will determine damages for the taking.
– If successful, the property owner can recover attorneys’ fees and costs, as well as pre-judgment interest, as prescribed by statute.

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