Legal Opinion

BD. OF SUP'RS OF PR. WILL. v. Omni Homes

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 10, 1997No. Record 960508; Record 960471PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy

In this appeal, we consider a property owner’s claim that government action constituted an uncompensated taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution or Article I, § 11 of the Constitution of Virginia.

In 1986, Omni Homes, Inc. (Omni) executed a contract to purchase a 72.68-acre parcel of unimproved land located in Prince William County and, in 1989, bought the parcel for $436,091. The property was zoned R-10, urban residential development, and Omni proposed to develop the land as Doves Landing subdivision with 106 residential lots. The property was…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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  2. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by21 opinions

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  5. Helmick v. Town of WarrentonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1997

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