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· 8/11/2004

Leigh v. Village of Los Lunas

Citations

  • 108 P.3d 525
  • 137 N.M. 119
  • 2005 NMCA 025

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that easements in the form of restrictive covenants constitute valuable property rights requiring compensation
  • concluding that because restrictive covenants are equitable easements under New Mexico law, such covenants, like equitable easements, also constitute property rights subject to condemnation and just compensation
  • stating restrictive covenants cannot be enforced against a governmental entity

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Judges: Castillo, Bustamante, Kennedy

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