Opinion ID: 2631823
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Regulatory takings analysis

Text: Article I, section 18 of the Alaska Constitution provides that [p]rivate property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation. Property owners enjoy broader protection under the Alaska Constitution than under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. [11] Under both constitutions, if there has been no per se takingeither through physical invasion of land or regulation that has deprived the landowner of all economically valuable use of the landcase-specific analysis is necessary to determine whether a compensable taking has occurred. [12] Alaska courts engaging in this case-specific analysis consider four factors: (1) the character of the governmental action; (2) its economic impact; (3) its interference with reasonable investment-backed expectations; and (4) the legitimacy of the interest advanced by the regulation or land-use decision. [13] These are known as the Sandberg factors. [14]