Question

A city filed eminent domain proceedings in order to obtain 40 beach houses fronting a particularly attractive stretch of shoreline. As part of an elaborate plan to increase the city's tourist trade and revive the local economy, the city planned to sell the beach houses to a company that would demolish the houses and build a luxury hotel in their place. The owners of the beach houses have challenged the city's exercise of eminent domain, contending only that the city's plan is unconstitutional. Will the owners of the beach houses be likely to prevail

Answer 1

Answer:

No, because the planned sale to the private developer to increase the tourist trade qualifies as a public use.

Explanation:

Eminent domain is the provision that gives a government the ability to take a private property and convert it to public use. The owner of the property is however required to be compensated adequately.

In this instance the city filed eminent domain proceedings in order to obtain 40 beach houses as part of an elaborate plan to increase the city's tourist trade and revive the local economy.

Since this is for public gain the city has a legal right to file for an eminent domain here.

So the owners will most likely not prevail in this situation