Except, he hasn't lived there for decades. He tried to use the 'but it's my home' victim argument. But he's been living elsewhere and renting it out to others for many years.
ASU even upped the offer to $999,999, but he wanted 3x that amount. It wasn't about the nostalgia. IT WAS about THE MONEY.
See my other comments here for additional details.
Even so, the property is his and he should be able to do with it as he pleases within the limits of the law. He should not be forced to sell it because a private business covets it.
It's the law of Eminent Domain. It's been this way since the federal government’s right to use it was implicitly recognized when the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791!
FYI: "Eminent Domain" is the legal power of the government, or its authorized delegates, to seize private property for public use without the owner's consent.
In the United States, this authority is governed by the Fifth Amendment, which requires that the taking serve a "public use" and that property owners receive "just compensation."
The man should keep his property and live out his days there in peace. After that, the property should go to his heir(s).
Except, he hasn't lived there for decades. He tried to use the 'but it's my home' victim argument. But he's been living elsewhere and renting it out to others for many years.
ASU even upped the offer to $999,999, but he wanted 3x that amount. It wasn't about the nostalgia. IT WAS about THE MONEY.
See my other comments here for additional details.
Even so, the property is his and he should be able to do with it as he pleases within the limits of the law. He should not be forced to sell it because a private business covets it.
It's the law of Eminent Domain. It's been this way since the federal government’s right to use it was implicitly recognized when the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791!
FYI: "Eminent Domain" is the legal power of the government, or its authorized delegates, to seize private property for public use without the owner's consent.
In the United States, this authority is governed by the Fifth Amendment, which requires that the taking serve a "public use" and that property owners receive "just compensation."