print email comment close Eminent Domain: Taking Property for Public Use URL: http://realestate.findlaw.com/homeownership/home-land-use-zoning/home-land-use-zoning-eminent-domain.html Description: An explanation of the law that allows the government to take private land and turn it to public use. Includes the history of the law, the "Takings" Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, just compensation, and a link to a list of land use and zoning lawyers in the U.S. and its territories. From FindLaw. Publisher: FindLaw Library of Congress Subject Headings: Eminent domain Land use -- Law and legislation -- United States Real property LII Database Information: Record 8495 created by Wendy Hyman on 06/27/2005 Last modification on 06/28/2005 Published: 06/27/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8495