Center for Property Rights

08/24/05 – Could ‘Bl⁠i⁠gh⁠t⁠ Happen ⁠t⁠o You?

By: The James Madison Institute / 2005

Could the government declare your property “blighted” and seize your Florida real estate to give to someone else? Don’t think so? Think again. The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in City of New London v. Kelo ought to be a wake-up call for property owners.