The Expropriation Judge Has Sole Jurisdiction

This decision sheds important light on your property rights. Here is what it means for you.

The situation

The expropriation judge has sole jurisdiction to determine the compensation for dispossession payable to the owner of a plot whose ownership has been transferred by an expropriation order and where the expropriating authority has taken possession without payment of compensation.

What the law says

This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.

Key points

• Scrupulously respect the statutory time limits for appeals
• Keep all your supporting documents (deeds, instruments, correspondence)
• Anticipate: preventive advice always costs less than litigation

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