More Owners Challenging Eminent Domain

[Eminent domain is] the condemnation process by which government agencies are allowed to take land from property owners [and] the owner is given a fair price, or what the amendment calls 'just compensation.'

So how should homeowners react if they find themselves in such a situation?

Most people accept the practice of eminent domain, even if they consider it unpleasant and distasteful, particularly when the government takes the land for something that is clearly a public use, such as a school, a highway overpass or a bridge.

But another kind of eminent domain is receiving critical scrutiny. Many municipalities use eminent domain to assemble land for redevelopment, either to revitalize downtowns or to boost tax revenues."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan