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Sansfear  3 stars
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Registered: 2008-8-31 05:04:52
This is happening to a couple here in Phoenix.

Current appraised value of the property = $48K

Total owed on 1st and 2nd mortgage = $141K

The state is going to take their home through eminent domain to build a freeway interchange and, by law, is not allowed to pay negative equity.

So while they are able to pay their current mortgage, they are going to be forced to sell and take a $93K loss.

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_west_valley/goodyear/valley-family-close-to-moving-due-to-eminent-domain
Bjorvald  2 stars
Posts: 334
Registered: 2002-4-5 20:51:00
>> and, by law, is not allowed to pay negative equity.

Change the law?

 

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cabbyman  2 stars
Posts: 441
Registered: 2003-1-6 07:48:53
Start a fire.

Claim insurance.

 

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Aerlinthian  4 stars
Posts: 2,126
Registered: 2001-5-7 23:53:38
We've gone from a banana republic to a rotten banana in short order. What is being done to people by government are exactly the kind of things that lead to a hostile disaffected public who are quickly running out of options for dealing with a malicious and capricious master.
Yukishiro1  4 stars
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Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
(@ Cabby, not arglebargledouche).
SoBaKi  2 stars
Posts: 487
Registered: 2002-2-26 09:31:13
cabbyman posted:

Start a fire.


Claim insurance.

 

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dae_trist  4 stars
Posts: 1,049
Registered: 2003-6-5 13:32:39
Aerlinthian posted:

It's impossible for private entities to do anything bad



If we had anarchy there's nothing stopping a private military from killing the inhabitants and building a road over their house

 

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theredkay1  3 stars
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Registered: 2008-5-16 10:37:09
eminent domain is always pretty shady
Yukishiro1  4 stars
Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
P.S. They've probably known this was going to happen for at least 5+ years and possibly since before they moved in (11 years ago). Highway construction moves sloooowly.
Thugoneous  4 stars
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Posts: 1,128
Registered: 2002-11-2 18:00:54
Yukishiro1 posted:

P.S. They've probably known this was going to happen for at least 5+ years and possibly since before they moved in (11 years ago). Highway construction moves sloooowly.



That changes everything.

 

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