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NY Supreme Court Votes to Evict Residents and Close Businesses
Property Rights Alliance ^ | 3/5/10 | Caitlin Blaney

Posted on 03/08/2010 12:56:59 PM PST by Andrea19

It doesn't matter how many years in-a-row one pays the mortgage on-time; because the government can just buy the home for a fraction of its worth any day, any time some official shouts, "Blight!" in yet another fruit of the Kelo decision.


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1 posted on 03/08/2010 12:56:59 PM PST by Andrea19
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To: Andrea19

Welcome to FR!


2 posted on 03/08/2010 1:01:24 PM PST by stefanbatory (Weed out the RINOs! Sign the pledge. conservativepledge.org)
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To: Andrea19; All

Last year in Washington, DC, the city government was trying to fight blight by taxing ALL vacant property and LAND at 10% of assessed value. That effort was fought more or less successfully to the point that they were going to overtax only “blighted” property. Then they came up with a new gimmick to tax non blighted vacant property at double the standard rate, require registration if it was vacant for one month, with a fee of $300 or more, with possible penalties and jail time. The City cited 3 cities that have some version of this law already. That one is still up in the air. Some consider ANY vacant property a blight since tax payers are not living it it. On the other hand, there are no children in school at $15,000 or more per year, no garbage pickup, etc. We really have to fight this shxq hard.


3 posted on 03/08/2010 1:06:39 PM PST by gleeaikin
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To: Andrea19

In New York, unlike most, if not all, other states, Supreme Court is the name for the initial (trial) court. Is this really a Supreme Court decision (as the article indicates)? Or is it a Court of Appeals decision?


4 posted on 03/08/2010 1:07:40 PM PST by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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To: Andrea19
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/constitution.htm

Section I Article 7 of New York State Constitution:

“Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.”

Oh well, taking private property for private use must be okay then. I don’t know Brooklyn at all, but if it is like the rest of the NYC area it is full of libs, who think a “living and breathing” constitution is just swell. I hope they realize this and don’t complain too much.

6 posted on 03/08/2010 1:21:47 PM PST by Jacquerie (It is only in the context of Natural Law that our Declaration & Constitution form a coherent whole)
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To: ArmstedFragg

Good point.


7 posted on 03/08/2010 1:39:57 PM PST by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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To: Andrea19

Please post all of the article if you can. The posting page software will let you know if you need to excerpt.


8 posted on 03/08/2010 1:49:28 PM PST by upchuck (Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened.)
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To: Andrea19

Time to vote with your feet before they rob you of your property. If you have any wealth worth anything, LEAVE NEW YORK!


9 posted on 03/08/2010 2:22:19 PM PST by Monorprise
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To: ArmstedFragg

Brooklyn Supreme Court, a district court in most other states.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/03/01/2010-03-01_judge_gives_atlantic_yards_project_the_green_light_ratner_plans_on_breaking_grou.html


10 posted on 03/08/2010 6:26:53 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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