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Didn't people loose homes to Eminent domain in this case? Discusting how a company can effectively just steal property from people. Sure they got paid but the r

• jjeaff 6y ago
  And one of the more infuriating aspects of imminent domain is that the government is under no obligation to use the land for the purpose that they specified when taking the land from you. In fact, they don't have to do anything with it once they have taken it and you have no recourse.
  • toomuchtodo 6y ago
    This sound like a bug in statute that needs patching, where if you take the property but don’t use it for the intended purpose, you pay punitive damages to the property owner (some multiplier of the value paid).
    • whywhywhywhy 6y ago
      Why can you buy it in the first place if it can just be taken from you.
      • toomuchtodo 6y ago
        Property rights are complicated and have an enormous amount of tech debt acquired over centuries of legal history. (IANAL but I am an active provider of housing)
• pyuser583 6y ago
  I don’t think so. Mostly they were offered cash for the option to buy. Do you have a source about eminent domain being used?