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It used to be that when you paid good money for a piece of land it was yours until you wanted to sell, assuming you kept up with your taxes and so forth. Now, the federal US courts have ruled that local governments can sieze your land for whatever reason they want, not just the public good as it used to be. That means that when WalMart or any other developer with lots of cash wants your property, out you go. There is no provision for negotiating a decent buyout either from what I can see, your land is simply taken, your house bulldozed and your family uprooted, for whatever the local area deems appropriate.
Sure am glad I live n Canada where that few hundred grand actually allows me to own my property, and if someone wants it, they pay my price.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/2....ap/index.html
Sure am glad I live n Canada where that few hundred grand actually allows me to own my property, and if someone wants it, they pay my price.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/2....ap/index.html