"Eminent domain is the power of a state or a national government to take private property for public use. However, his power can be legislatively delegated by the state to municipalities, government subdivisions, or even to private persons or corporations, when they are authorized by the legislature to exercise the functions of public character."
-- Wikipedia
The power of Eminnent Domain is granted in the 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constituion ".. nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation." What is a legitimate Eminent Domain taking and what constitutes "just compensation" is often confusing and sometimes contentious. At the Law Offices of Carl Engleman Jr, LLC we specialize in guarding your rights to protection and compensation in Eminent Domain cases.