Eminent Domain

According to the Ohio Attorney General’s office, eminent domain is the power of federal, state, and local governments to take private property for public use. Eminent domain reform is an Ohio Farm Bureau priority issue. The organization is actively advocating for members with the Ohio Legislature.

Ohio must not make it easier to seize your property for data centers, other projects

Ohio Farm Bureau recently published an op-ed in The Columbus Dispatch highlighting the importance of protecting private property rights as discussions continue around expanding eminent domain powers in Ohio.

Legal with Leah: Eminent Domain and Quick Take

Ohio Farm Bureau Associate General Counsel Leah Curtis explains how the eminent domain process works in Ohio, what ‘quick take’ means and when it can be used.

Legal with Leah: Rails to Trails and Eminent Domain

Leah Curtis discusses Rails to Trails projects, potential impact on farmland when these conversions happen and Farm Bureau’s role in a North Carolina case.

Legal with Leah: OFBF files U.S. Supreme Court brief

In the case O’Connor v. Eubanks, the question is, can a state be sued in federal court when it takes a property?

Court favors landowners in prominent Ohio eminent domain case

The 3rd District Court of Appeals ruled that Columbia Gas of Ohio did not demonstrate that taking of the property was a necessity, and that further review was warranted of the agricultural easement issue.

Legal with Leah: Update on the Columbia Gas v. Bailey Family/Arno Renner Trust case

The 3rd District Court of Appeals upholds denial of eminent domain for gas pipeline. Court also recognizes the public purpose of farmland easements.

Ohio Farm Bureau testifies in support of eminent domain reform

In addition to the testimony in support of HB 64, Ohio Farm Bureau is asking members to contact their state representative to voice their support for eminent domain reform.

Eminent domain reform bill introduced to protect landowners

A bill introduced by State Representatives Darrell Kick and Rodney Creech would create a more direct legal route for a landowner to receive compensation when property is taken by the government without compensation.

Legal with Leah: Differences in eminent domain laws between states

News out of Iowa that a private company has filed to use eminent domain to construct a carbon pipeline has raised lots of questions in Ohio.

Legal with Leah: Columbia Gas of Ohio v. Bailey Family/Arno Renner Trust

Ohio Farm Bureau and the Union County Farm Bureau recently filed an amicus brief in a case with potential impacts to farmland preservation programs.