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The Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman helps resolve property disputes between land owners and Utah governmental entities.

The Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman is a non-partisan, neutral state office. The attorneys in the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman take no sides in a dispute, and advocate for fairness and compliance with state and local laws and ordinances.  The Office can help individuals understand and interpret property law.  The Office can investigate and recommend solutions if a government action may violate private property rights.  The Office can assist the parties to resolve and settle disputes over eminent domain, takings, or land use regulation.  The Office can provide training and assistance to local government officials to help them meet their needs within the law.

• The Utah Land Use Institute is presenting several informative seminars in 2010 on land use and eminent domain issues. On January 13, 2009, the Land Use Regulation/Planning and Zoning Law Course will be offered at the Utah State Bar Law & Justice Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. This course will also be presented in Cache County in March and in Utah County in May. The annual Eminent Domain seminar will be offered in February 11, 2009 at the Utah State Bar's Law & Justice Center in Salt Lake City. For more details and registration information, please visit http://www.utahlanduse.org.
   
• Preparing for Future Development: Government Entities and Developers Should Take Time to Solve Problems that Arose During the Recent Market Boom, an article authored by OPRO Lead Attorney Brent N. Bateman, was published in the July/August 2009 Issue of the Utah Bar Journal.
   
• Abstracts of many previously issued Advisory Opinions by the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman are now available online.  Click here to review Advisory Opinion abstracts by subject.