On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 21:56, Vector wrote: > > Tom writes: >[snip] > property ownership in the US has become, at best, a joke. Even if you do > have it paid off, they city in which you live can come and take it from you > because you aren't "conforming" to their beautification ordinances or other
Gov't bureaucrats can't just walk over to the County Records Office and rip up your deed. The gov't must have a very good reason to do so, and it takes a long time, and there are many hearings, appeals, etc. This is typically done only when your property becomes a public nuisance (house falling apart or letting grass grow very long, thus inviting rodents into the neighborhood), and even then, if it is something like grass, the county will usually send their own people out to cut your grass, and then bill you for it. > suppoed 'reasons' like that. The county in which you live can come take it > from you because they need it for "county business." The state in which you > live can come and take it from you for just about any reason they want. And > as far as the federal gov was concerned it was theirs to start with. People Eminent Domain is a good and ancient concept, and is in the US Constitution. Amendment V : “...Nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.” http://www.castlecoalition.org/faq/ Without it, the owner of a piece of property that "you" want to build a (school|road|airport|hospital|etc) on could jack up his asking price to outrageous heights and wait for the gov't to pay up. However, as always, crooked politicians twist the law to line their own pockets. http://www.castlecoalition.org/top_10_abuses/ -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | | | | "What other evidence do you have that they are terrorists, | | other than that they trained in these camps?" | | 17-Sep-2002 Katie Couric to an FBI agent regarding the 5 | | men arrested near Buffalo NY | +------------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
