There is a law that governs the different forms of ownership in real property and personal property and that’s Property Law. Real Estate Law on the other hand covers anything that is permanently fixed to the land, such as a building.
The practice of Property Law and Real Estate includes Construction Law, Eminent Domain, Foreclosure, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord and Tenant Law, Property Law, and Property Management. Eminent domain specifically refers to the power of the government to possess land from private owners for pubic use such as highways, hospitals, schools, office building, and parks.
Eminent domain has become a very controversial subject; why, because how you can prove that exercising the power of Eminent Domain is for the good of the public when the public itself is forced to sell property to the government? Forcing people off their land and giving it to private developer to be used and developed for commercial interest to build condominiums and expensive offices, so that the government can raise more income on Property Law and Real Estate Taxes just does not sound sensible. The income derived from Property Law Taxes and Real Estate taxes should not be deemed more important than the welfare of the people.
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