When a state or municipality takes title to private property, the private property owner must be compensated for the property condemned by the government. The TexasConstitution calls for “adequate compensation” to be paid. At issue is what constitutes “adequate compensation” when private property in Texas is condemned by the State or a Texas municipality under the constitutional takings authority known as “eminent domain.”
Property Rights
Squatter’s rights do not exist; property rights do.
On May 15, 2024, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s James Quintero testified before the Senate committee on the issue of “squatter’s rights.” McCaw Property Management (n.d., para 1) defines a squatter as “somebody who is living on a land or in a building that is either unoccupied, abandoned, or foreclosed without the legal consent of the...
June 10, 2024