Land Use & Zoning
What is 'eminent domain' versus 'inverse condemnation' in Rhode Island?
AThey are the same legal process
BEminent domain is the government taking private property for public use with compensation; inverse condemnation is a claim by a property owner that government action has effectively taken their property without compensation✓ Correct
CInverse condemnation is faster than eminent domain
DOnly inverse condemnation requires compensation
Explanation
Eminent domain is the affirmative government act of taking property. Inverse condemnation is a lawsuit by a property owner claiming that government action (regulation, physical damage) has constituted a taking for which just compensation must be paid, without the government formally condemning the property.
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