Twelve states (Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin) enacted legislation to prohibit the use of eminent domain for economic development.
if your property was worth $300,000 before the taking, and then it is worth $225,000 after the taking, total just compensation would be $75,000.
you may be able to prevent your property from being taken through eminent domain if a court determines that the condemnation is not for a public use project.
the power of the government to take private property and convert it into public use, referred to as a taking. The Fifth Amendment provides that the government may only exercise this power if they provide just compensation to the property owners.
