NC Eminent Domain Law Firm to Host Virtual Seminar for Hundreds of Property Owners Impacted by the Camden Road Widening & Improvement Project in Cumberland County

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A massive road widening tying into the continued creation of the Fayetteville Outer Loop (I-295) will soon result in land being taken by the NCDOT from more than 200 property owners in Cumberland County.

A free virtual seminar on December 9, 7-9 pm (more here), is designed to advise property owners of their rights and help them understand the process of eminent domain takings. The attorneys who will lead the seminar are available to speak in advance with reporters.

The NCDOT will be widening a 3.3-mile stretch of Camden Road between Hope Mills Road (NC Hwy 59) and I-295. The current two-lane road will become a four-lane road with a raised median.

While this project aims to reduce the heavy traffic in the growing Fayetteville region, it will also have a massive impact on local businesses and property owners. With the start of construction, more than 200 homes and businesses are expected to be heavily impacted. For homeowners, this could bring traffic closer to their doors and drastically reduce the value of their properties. For business and commercial property owners, it could mean losing parking, signage, and even access as traffic flow is altered. These factors combined could greatly reduce their ability to do business.

The NCDOT has set aside more than $7.2 million to compensate owners affected by the project, but the offers some property owners receive from state officials may amount to far less than what their property is worth.

Home and property owners affected by the project are invited to attend a seminar at no obligation whatsoever to learn more about their rights:

• Seminar Details: Virtual Seminar hosted by Jason Campbell, a former attorney for the NCDOT
• Virtual Seminar Registration
• December 9, 2021 – 7-9 PM

"Second Check"
Under North Carolina law, property owners whose land or businesses are targeted for acquisition receive an offer from the state. If the owner chooses not to accept the offer and takes no further steps, the state will still acquire the land and deposit the amount of the original offer with the County Clerk for the owner.

This is where the NC Eminent Domain Law Firm's "second check" approach comes in. In most cases, the property owner is then free to pursue a potentially better, fairer arrangement — without losing the first offer.

If continued negotiations do not change the offer, the owner still has the first offer. But if continued negotiations are successful, the property owner will receive a second check in addition to the first offer.

"Knowing what is legally compensable, and having read hundreds of appraisals, there are certain things that quickly jump off the page to an experienced reader," said Jason Campbell, an attorney at NC Eminent Domain Law Firm and a former Special Deputy Attorney General who represented the NCDOT. "Getting a second opinion on an important decision like this is just common sense, and our 'second check' system provides that opportunity."

Our attorneys are available to talk with property and business owners, and to try to answer questions about the unique circumstances regarding their individual properties. Those questions typically include:

• How will the value of my property be calculated?
• Can I assume the offer for my property is fair?
• How is fair market value determined?
• What if I lease space? Will there be allowances to move my business?
• Should I get my own appraisal?

Property owners who have questions about this project and how it will affect them are encouraged to:

• Call the NC Eminent Domain Law Firm at 1-877-393-4990.
• Attend the free, no obligation seminar.

About the NC Eminent Domain Law Firm
The NC Eminent Domain Law Firm is dedicated solely to representing property owners impacted by eminent domain law. It is led by three former Attorneys General who worked for the NC Department of Transportation handling some of their largest and most important cases. The firm's attorneys have over 80 years of combined experience working exclusively in land condemnation. The NC Eminent Domain Law Firm is a division of the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, which has more than 50 attorneys, based in Durham, North Carolina, with 15 additional offices statewide: Asheville, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Greenville, Goldsboro, Henderson, Morganton, New Bern, Raleigh, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Sanford, Wilson, and Winston-Salem.

Contact Information:
Jason Campbell
1-877-393-4990
NC Eminent Domain Law Firm
2915 Raeford Rd.,
Suite 204
Fayetteville, NC 28303

Media Contact

Jason Campbell, NC Eminent Domain Law Firm, 1-877-393-4990, [email protected]

SOURCE NC Eminent Domain Law Firm