United States v. 0.073 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Parishes of Orleans & Jefferson

In this eminent domain case, Appellant Mariner’s Cove Townhomes Association appeals the district court’s grant of judgment on the pleadings for the United States. The district court held that the Association was not entitled to just compensation for the diminution of its assess ment base resulting from the government’s condemnation of fourteen properties in the Mariner’s Cove Development. The question before us is whether the loss of the Association’s right to collect assessments on those properties requires just compensation under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. For the following…