Land Ownership
Adverse Possession
- Hey! That's My land! Understanding Adverse Possession (WI State Bar InsideTrack)
- Wait! Is That My Land? More On Adverse Possession (WI State Bar InsideTrack)
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. 843 "Actions for Possession of Real Property; Damages for Withholding"
- WI Statutes: ch. 893 sub. ch. 3 "Actions Concerning Real or Personal Property"
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Eminent Domain
- Eminent Domain
Legal Captions (League of Wisconsin Municipalities)
Captions of legal opinions since 1997 with notes and comments written by League staff attorneys. - Eminent Domain: Statutory Authority and Procedures (WI Legislative Council, 2014)
- 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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Related Topics
Law Review Articles
- Hey! That's My land! Understanding Adverse Possession
83 Wis Lawyer 3 (Mar 2010) - Senator Seeks to Reform State's Eminent Domain Laws
Wis. Law Jnl, Sept. 13, 2010