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August 26, 2010
File Under: "It Ended in Guns"
Eminent domain, by any other name . . . still stinks
The city decides it doesn’t like your property for one reason or another, so it declares it a “public nuisance.” It mails you a notice that you have 45 days to demolish your property, at your expense, or the city will do it for you (and, of course, bill you). Your tab with the city will constitute a lien on your property, and if you don’t pay it within 30 days (or pay your installments on time; if you owe over $10,000, you can work out a deal to pay back the city for destroying your home over a period of time, with interest), the city can sell your now-vacant land to the highest bidder.
Posted by Vanderleun at August 26, 2010 10:34 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
Your Say
One hopes it does. All tyranny is local these days.
Posted by: Jewel at August 26, 2010 11:42 AM
I just had this vision of all of Montgomery's bulldozers being commandeered by citizens, who then proceed to raze city hall.
Posted by: Don Rodrigo at August 26, 2010 12:28 PM
Liberals: First they destroyed their minds. Then they destroyed god. Now they want to destroy you.
Posted by: Blastineau at August 26, 2010 2:15 PM
Mr. Don Rodrigo, me too.
Posted by: Cilla Mitchell, Galveston Texas at August 27, 2010 4:56 AM
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue..."
4th Amendment,
U.S. Constitution (c) All Rights Reserved
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Posted by: Robert at August 27, 2010 9:52 AM
Robert, you forgot to add the words "Never mind" at the end, there.
Posted by: Jewel at August 27, 2010 1:06 PM