Inverse condemnation occurs when:
A) one property owner acquires title to neighboring property by occupying the property for a certain number of years.
B) a tenant acquires ownership of fixtures by occupying the property and using the fixtures.
C) landowners seek compensation from the governmental unit whose actions effectively amount to a physical taking of their land.
D) the government institutes a formal legal action to exercise eminent domain power.

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Courts have recognized the right of property owners to institute litigation seeking compensation from the governmental unit whose actions effectively amounted to a physical taking of their land. Inverse condemnation occurs when the government takes land from the private property owners without having paid for it. This kind of a "taking" triggers the government's just compensation obligation. In these inverse condemnation cases, the property owner sends the message that "you have taken my land; now pay for it."

Inverse Condemnation Occurs When