§ 33393 Agency Property Acquisition Limits

• •A government agency can't buy property from its own members or officers.
• •If they really need that property, they have to use a special legal process called eminent domain.
• •This rule helps prevent unfair deals where someone in the agency might benefit personally.

Imagine a city council member owns a piece of land that the city wants to build a new park on.

The city can't just buy the land directly from the council member. They have to follow a special process called eminent domain to make sure everything is fair and the council member doesn't get special treatment.