Legal Opinion
Woodland Manor, III Assoc. L.P. v. Reisma, 89-2447 (2003)
Superior Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 24, 2003No. C.A. No. PC89-2447Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
The Court heard this matter without a jury. The plaintiff, Woodland Manor, III Associates, L.P. (Woodland), brought this claim against the defendant, the Director of the Department of Environmental Management (DEM), alleging that the DEM's demand that Woodland submit a new application in connection with its development of Section 8 housing constituted a taking. The plaintiff seeks just compensation for the damages that allegedly flowed from the taking. This Court finds that the defendant's actions constituted a taking and that the defendant is thus required to pay just compensation to…
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