In the film “Snatch,” made by British director Guy Ritchie (former husband of Madonna), there are a lot of moving parts: an 86 karat diamond, an underground boxing match, a robbery gone awry, a chew toy eaten by a dog, and a host of characters from London’s underworld bearing unusual names like Turkish, Brick Top, Boris the Blade, and Bullet Tooth Tony, among others. The two parallel plots, the journey of the 86 karat diamond around London’s underworld and an unlicensed bare-knuckle fight, come together near the end of the film. It’s a great movie but it takes a lot of concentration to follow all the action.

As a business or property owner, you may be confronted by a government project seeking all or a portion of your property. When this happens, you will receive a written notice from the government agency, and it might have a lot of moving parts. The notice will likely contain several sections of the Florida Statutes, as well as other materials, such as sketches of the areas the government agency proposes to take or the facilities the government agency wants to install on your property.

But you have an advantage:  you can hire a lawyer to help you sort out the moving parts and protect your property rights. With your lawyer’s counsel, you can decide whether to challenge the proposed taking or the government’s valuation. Keep your eye on the prize whether it’s your home, investment property, or business…or an 86 karat diamond.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions at carlos.kelly@henlaw.com or by phone at 239-344-1326.