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Property Owner's Claim of Material Expropriation Due to Appraisal Commission Delay Granted

Case Number VR.2021.00004
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Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Zurich (CH-ZH)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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Legislator summary

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The court considered whether a property owner had been subjected to material expropriation due to unreasonable delays by an appraisal commission. The commission had resumed proceedings nearly three years prior but had taken very few actions and had ceased all activity for over six months. The court found that, despite the complexity of the case, the commission's inaction constituted a violation of the prohibition of undue delay, as no justification was provided. Therefore, the court granted the appeal, acknowledging the delay, but declined to set a specific deadline for the commission's final decision, instead ordering them to expedite the proceedings and conclude the matter promptly with an appealable decision. No party costs were awarded to the appealing municipality.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 29 Abs. I BV, § 4a VRG, § 38 Abs. II VRG; Property Owner's Claim of Material Expropriation Due to Appraisal Commission Delay Granted: The commission had resumed proceedings nearly three years prior but had taken very few actions and had ceased all activity for over six months. The court found that, despite the complexity of the case, the commission's inaction constituted a violation of the prohibition of undue delay, as no justification was provided. Therefore, the court granted the appeal, acknowledging the delay, but declined to set a specific deadline for the commission's final decision, instead ordering them to expedite the proceedings and conclude the matter promptly with an appealable decision. No party costs were awarded to the appealing municipality.

Keywords

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subject of expropriation right of access in property valuation proceedings timeliness of tax assessment unjustified procedural delay complexity of proceedings

Cited Legislation

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Art. 29 Abs. I BV
The court used this provision to find that the commission violated the prohibition of undue delay in legal proceedings.
§ 4a VRG
This provision was applied to address the violation of the prohibition of undue delay in legal proceedings.
§ 38 Abs. II VRG
This provision was applied to guide the commission on how to proceed after finding a violation.
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Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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Art. 29 Abs. I BV

The court used this provision to find that the commission violated the prohibition of undue delay in legal proceedings.

§ 4a VRG

This provision was applied to address the violation of the prohibition of undue delay in legal proceedings.

§ 38 Abs. II VRG

This provision was applied to guide the commission on how to proceed after finding a violation.

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Verwaltungsgericht des Kantons Zürich: VR.2021.00004

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--- · --- · --- · Geschäftsnummer: · VR.2021.00004 · Entscheidart und -datum: · Endentscheid vom 27.12.2021 · Spruchkörper: · 3. Abteilung/3. Kammer · Weiterzug: · Dieser Entscheid ist rechtskräftig. · Rechtsgebiet: · Enteignungsrecht · Betreff: · materielle Enteignung (Rechtsverzögerung) · Materielle Enteignung (Rechtsverzögerung; vgl. VR.2016.00001 und VR.2018.00002). Die zuständige Schätzungskommission nahm seit der Wiederaufnahme des Verfahrens vor beinahe drei Jahren nur sehr sporadisch Prozesshandlungen vor; seit Ende Juni 2021 sind solche offensichtlich unterblieben.

Ungeachtet der Komplexität der Angelegenheit muss sie sich damit den Vorwurf der Rechtsverzögerung gefallen lassen, zumal sie selber keinerlei Rechtfertigungsgründe für ihr Vorgehen anführt. In Gutheissung des Rekurses ist daher antragsgemäss festzustellen, dass die Schätzungskommission das Rechtsverzögerungsverbot verletzt hat. Angesichts der Ungewissheit über die allenfalls noch ausstehenden, notwendigen Prozesshandlungen ist jedoch darauf zu verzichten, ihr eine konkrete Frist anzusetzen, um den materiellen Entscheid zu fällen, wie dies die Rekurrentin beantragt.

Praxisgemäss ist sie vielmehr anzuweisen, das Verfahren nunmehr beförderlich zu behandeln und innert kürzest möglicher Zeit mittels eines anfechtbaren Entscheids zum Abschluss zu bringen (E. 2.3). Dem beschwerdeführenden Gemeinwesen ist keine Parteientschädigung zuzusprechen (E. 3.2). Gutheissung. · --- · Stichworte: · BESCHLEUNIGUNGSGEBOT MATERIELLE ENTEIGNUNG RECHTSVERWEIGERUNG RECHTSVERZÖGERUNG ZIRKULARENTSCHEID · Rechtsnormen: · Art. 29 Abs. I BV § 4a VRG § 38 Abs. II VRG · Publikationen: · - keine - · Gewichtung: (1 von hoher / 5 von geringer Bedeutung) · Gewichtung: 4