Bay Area Attorneys Working With Property Owners Affected by the High Speed Train

The California High-Speed Rail Train will require a substantial amount of private property to be taken by eminent domain — the power of the government to take private property for public use. It will be responsible for homes, businesses and farms being taken and demolished. It could be responsible for decreasing the value to an even higher number of commercial and residential properties.

Jenny & Jenny, LLP provides experienced legal help to property owners who may be affected by the high speed train. Contact our office in Martinez or call 925-228-1265 to schedule a free initial consultation with a lawyer.

Understanding How the High Speed Train Could Affect Your Property

The California High-Speed Rail Train Environmental Impact Reports list adverse consequences to commercial, residential and agricultural property because of the High-Speed Train:

• Properties will be taken through eminent domain
• Eviction and relocation of residents and businesses
• Demolition of homes and businesses
• Noise, vibrations, dust, fumes and other problems during construction and once the train is in operation
• Loss of privacy due to raised tracks
• Impaired views and decreased property value
• Construction zones for years
• Creation of physical barriers which will separate communities — preventing community members from easy access to restaurants, shopping centers, schools and parks

"A potential impact on a community or neighborhood was identified if an alignment alternative would create a new physical barrier, isolating one part of an established community from another and potentially resulting in a physical disruption to community cohesion." - The California High-Speed Rail Train Environmental Impact Report

"Community cohesion" is a fancy way of saying that you will be separated from your own neighbors, businesses and services. Subdivisions could be divided. Businesses could be separated from freeway access. Farms will be separated which will make farming difficult and more expensive due to difficulties in using tractors, water access and harvesting. Additionally, the economics of scale will decrease the farmers' profit margins.

While you are entitled to "just compensation" for your property if it is taken, there may be complicated value and appraisal issues — including business valuation — that you do not see yet. It is important to retain a qualified eminent domain attorney to begin to think about these issues.

Interested about your rights in an eminent domain action? Read our articles for more information.

The best way to protect yourself is to familiarize yourself with the routes of the California High-Speed Rail Train. If you believe your property is in the path of the California High-Speed Rail Train, or will suffer any adverse consequences of the High-Speed Train, it makes sense to consult with an eminent domain attorney as early as you can.

Contact Jenny & Jenny, LLP to arrange a free initial consultation.

Jenny & Jenny, LLP
Old City Hall Building
706 Main Street, Suite C
Martinez, CA 94553
Telephone (925) 228-1265
Facsimile (925) 228-2841

From our office location in Martinez, California, the law firm of Jenny & Jenny, LLP represents clients in legal concerns involving eminent domain, real estate disputes, land use, and zoning matters throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, in communities throughout Contra Costa County, Solano County, Marin County, San Mateo County, Santa Cruz County, Monterey County, San Francisco County, and Sonoma County such as Martinez, Concord, Walnut Creek, Fairfield, Sacramento, Oakland, and PMSA.