Land Ownership

Adverse Possession

    The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: s. 706.09 "Notice of Conveyance From the Record"
• WI Statutes: ch. 893 sub. ch. 3 "Actions Concerning Real or Personal Property"

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Eminent Domain

• Constitutional Highlights: Just Compensation Clause (WI Legislative Reference Bureau)
  History and purpose of Wisconsin Constitutional Art. 1, Sec. 13 regarding just compensation clause. Includes summary of Wisconsin court cases.
• Eminent Domain: Public or Private Purposes? (WI Legislative Reference Bureau, 2006)
  Discusses consitutional issues and how eminent domain is applied in Wisconsin. Summarizes U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Kelo v. City of New London.
• Eminent Domain and Property Rights (WI Legislative Reference Bureau, 2006)
  Bibliography with some links to full text.
• Eminent Domain Legal Captions (League of Wisconsin Municipalities)
  Captions of legal opinions since 1997 with notes and comments written by League staff attorneys.
• Rights of Landowners Under Wisconsin Eminent Domain Law (WI Dept. of Commerce)
• Takings: Balancing Public Interest and Private Property Rights (WI Legislative Reference Bureau, 1998)
• Wisconsin's Response to Condemnation for Economic Development (Wisconsin Lawyer, Sept. 2007)

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Constitution: Art. I, sec. 13 "Private Property for Public Use"
• WI Constitution: Art. IX "Eminent Domain and Property of the State"
• WI Constitution: Art. XI, sec. 2 "Property Taken by Municipality"
• WI Constitution: Art. XI, sec. 3a "Acquisitions of Land by State and Subdivisions; Sale of Excess"
• WI Statutes: ch. 32 "Eminent Domain"
• WI Statutes:  s. 61.34(3) "Powers of Village Board:  Acquisition and Disposal of Property"
• WI Statutes:  s. 62.22 "Acquiring Property; Opening or Changing Streets"
• Federal Opinions
  • Kelo v. City of New London (U.S. Supreme Court, Decided June 23, 2005)

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