Land Use & Zoning

In Tennessee, 'eminent domain' allows the government to:

ARegulate land use through zoning without compensation
BTake private property for public use with just compensation✓ Correct
CImpose deed restrictions on private property
DTax property at any rate without limit

Explanation

Eminent domain is the government's power to take private property for public use, but the Fifth Amendment (and Tennessee Constitution) requires payment of just compensation to the property owner.

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