Land Use & Zoning
A Mississippi property owner successfully argues that a regulation has 'taken' their property without compensation because it eliminates all economic value. This is based on which U.S. Supreme Court case?
AKelo v. City of New London
BLucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council✓ Correct
CPenn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City
DEuclid v. Ambler Realty Co.
Explanation
Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council (1992) established that a regulation that denies an owner all economically beneficial use of land constitutes a per se taking requiring just compensation, unless the proscribed use was not permitted by pre-existing property law.
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