Land Use & Zoning
Eminent domain is the government's power to:
ARegulate land use through zoning
BTax real property
CTake private property for public use with just compensation✓ Correct
DInherit property when an owner dies without heirs
Explanation
Eminent domain (the power of condemnation) allows federal, state, and local governments to take private property for public use, but the Fifth Amendment requires the government to pay just compensation to the owner.
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