Midori owned a home in Lexington,Kentucky.The city wanted her property to build a parking garage as part of a redevelopment.Even though Midori did not want to move,the city took her house (and provided her with compensation)through the power of

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Eminent domain is the power of the government to take private property for public use, with the condition that the owner must be justly compensated for their loss. In this case, the city wanted to build a public parking garage on Midori's property and used their power of eminent domain to acquire the land.

Midori Owned a Home in Lexington,Kentucky