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Compensation On Expropriation: The Effect Of Zoning And Other Land Use Restrictions On The Award, Daniel F. Potter

Dalhousie Law Journal

The purpose of this article is to ascertain the extent to which the existence of publicly-imposed land use restrictions affects the quantum of compensation payable on expropriation. As yet, this matter has not arisen in the case law of Nova Scotia. However, if the events which surrounded the plans for the now abandoned Sackville landfill site project, discussed below, are any precursor of things to come, the effect of use restrictions on compensation awards will not much longer be a moot issue. The problem has, of course, come before the courts and compensation tribunals in other Canadian jurisdictions where the …