IN-DEPTH: Iowa Supreme Court Will Likely Hear Challenge to Land Surveys on Private Property
An Iowa Judge recently ruled in a Clay County case that a state law regarding access to private property for land surveys is unconstitutional. Another judge in a similar Hardin County case determined on May 10 that the same law is constitutional.
Brian Jorde, managing lawyer at Domina Law Group in Omaha, Nebraska, who represents individuals in both cases, told The Epoch Times that he believes constitutionality will ultimately be determined by the Iowa Supreme Court.
The disagreement is over Iowa Code Chapter 479B.15, which gives companies the authority to go onto private property for survey operations without permission or payment.
Many land parcels are being surveyed as a first step for private carbon capture pipeline companies to seize easement rights through eminent domain….