Court: Eminent Domain Requires Blight

Houston Chronicle ^ | June 13, 2007 | By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Writer

[SubGeniusX]

It's a start....

[SubGeniusX]

The New Jersey State Supreme Court issued a blow Wednesday to the way municipalities use their power of eminent domain to acquire private land.

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[Regulator]

In 2003, it included the Gallenthin site on a redevelopment plan, which would make it eligible to be taken

Hard to believe I'm reading that in the United States, even if it was voided by the court.

[Old Student]

“Hard to believe I’m reading that in the United States, even if it was voided by the court.”

Just what have you been doing the past few years that you’ve missed hearing about this sort of thing? I thought I was leading a sheltered life!

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"The New Jersey Constitution does not permit government redevelopment of private property solely because the property is not used in an optimal manner," Zazzali wrote.





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[fanfan]

Heh.

Define blight.

[ApplegateRanch]

Step 1. Redefine “blighted”.

Step 2. Delare it blighted under new definition.

Step 3. Take it.

Step 4. Peeon the people, while thumbing noses at court.

Step 5. Jail any protestors for ‘Contempt of their Betters”.

[Spirochete]

... said that for land to be taken against the owner's wishes it must be "blighted" and not merely "not fully productive."

This should pose no problem for city governments, there's plenty of blighted property in New Jersey.

[jiggyboy]

Exactly. “Blight” is whatever the crooks define it to be. I’ve posted before on San Jose’s desperate attempts to claim “blight” in one of its oldest, best-kept, and expensive neighborhoods: the best they could come up with was leaves on a residence’s tennis court and garbage cans out on the curb on garbage day. They actually tried to sneak those past a court.

[JZoback]

Interesting that NJ one of the most liberal states makes a ruling that flys in the face the SCOTUS

[ZULU]

An incredible decision from an incredible source.

Hopefully, the Supremes will revisit this and those scum Souter, Bader-Ginsburg et al will loose.

[Regulator]

Well aware of everything surrounding Kelo.

Just still having a hard time believing it all.

And I don't plan to get used to it!

[stylin19a]

I forget ...does blighted mean one or two broken-down pickup trucks sitting on concrete blocks on the front lawn ?

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CA: Blight? Yeah right - National City badly abuses land-seizure law
San Diego Union-Tribune ^ | September 9, 2005 | Editorial Board

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1481320/posts

[ApplegateRanch]

I understand your confusion, since it can be either.

One pickup on blocks, if it is covered with blackberries or buried in kudzu; otherwise, it takes two of them.

OTOH, either of these qualifies without question:

[ellery]

You’re right. Unfortunately (as we all know) unscrupulous government types often steal property by shamelessly lying and declaring it blighted (e.g., Giuliani and Pataki did this in NY on behalf of private developers who — surprise, surprise — contributed to their campaigns). We’ve got a long way to go.

[pandoraou812]

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[goldstategop]

I'm surprised the New Jersey Supremes upheld private property rights.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Intolerant in NJ]

The New Jersey State Supreme Court issued a blow Wednesday to the way municipalities use their power of eminent domain to acquire private land...can't be our Supreme Court - must be some other New Jersey......

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