Just something from something JohnA said about falling on hard times.
Eminent Domain buy offs spring to mind. It seems very different here to back home.
Here its like they are going to buy you off, but because its now a development Zone no one wants to buy your place, so they offer you Jack for it.
Back home, they at least give you a fair market price cuz they check house values in the surrounding area, plus what it was worth before the buy off was talked about.
The law is ( well here in texas anyway ) the property is appraised by a independent source and thats what the state /county / town usually offers .
Comdemation which is what the process is called takes a long time and in a lot of situations negociation with the property owners get a more equitable solution for all parties .
huh? :???:
(It's been covered on Fox this week - some stores in Hollywood are being turfed out so that the city can build a "much-needed" hotel there to go with the other few hundred around there - bit of a mess really as most are small but successful businesses and now they are being kicked out and won't be able to afford anywhere else in the area).
Eminent domain used to be for the government to take land for government use but recently, they have started taking it to give to private enterprises that will bring in more taxes.
Look here
Eminent domain used to be for the government to take land for government use but recently, they have started taking it to give to private enterprises that will bring in more taxes.
Look here
Yes its a depressing new tread .once again goverment is given itself more power /or extending the power it already has . eminent domian used to be to build roads schools etc now they use this new beurocratic wording * blighted * to steal your land so there freinds can build new home/ shopping centers s and they * the govt * can take in more taxes to spend on unnnessary and overfunded social programes .
WAKE UP AMERICA we need "less "intrusive govt that speaks for the poeple not just a few elite lobbiest .
And its politicans OF BOTH PERTIES WHO ARE SCREWING YOU ALL .
BEWARE before its to late
ah! thanks, Pilgrim. The expats who live outside the US/Texas/Fox news domain salute you also! ;)