§ 25703 District Eminent Domain Powers

• •The government can take private property if they need it for public projects, like building roads or schools.
• •If they take your property, they must pay you for it.
• •They also have to pay to move things like power lines or pipes if they’re in the way.

The city wants to build a new highway and needs to use land where a small shop is located.

The city can take the land for the highway, but they must pay the shop owner for the land and also pay to move any utility lines, like electricity or water pipes, that are on the property.