City of Albuquerque v. SMP Props., LLC

VIGIL, Judge.

{1} This is a condemnation case brought by the City of Albuquerque (City) to acquire a thirty-foot wide strip of land to build a road on property operated as a freight truck terminal by tenants. The issues are (1) whether lease payments from a tenant may be considered in computing just compensation when the City's precondemnation actions caused the tenant not to renew its lease with the property owner and the lease term had ended when the condemnation action was filed; and (2) whether those same actions by the City may give rise to a claim for inverse condemnation and damages.…