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...kind a long-recognized right of government. The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution acknowledges this right, but states that private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.
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To protect the rights of property owners and displaced individuals whose properties are acquired for public use, the U.S. Congress passed the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended. Known as the Uniform Act, the law seeks to provide "uniform,...
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