Land Use & Zoning
A 'taking' in land use law that reduces property value so significantly it effectively deprives the owner of all economic use is called a:
AVariance
BRegulatory taking✓ Correct
CEminent domain
DEscheat
Explanation
A regulatory taking occurs when government regulation goes so far as to deprive a property owner of all or substantially all economic value or use of the property, requiring just compensation under the Takings Clause.
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Key Terms to Know
Eminent Domain
The power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
ZoningLocal government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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