Sunny City wants to acquire undeveloped land within the city limits to convert into a public park.Sunny City brings a judicial proceeding to obtain title to the land.This is an exercise of
A)eminent domain.
B)police power.
C)restrictive covenant.
D)zoning power.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The exercise of acquiring undeveloped land within the city limits to convert into a public park through a judicial proceeding is an exercise of eminent domain. Eminent domain is the power of the government to take private property for public use, with compensation to the owner. In this case, Sunny City is taking the land for public use, which is the construction of a public park. Therefore, eminent domain is the correct answer.

Sunny City Wants to Acquire Undeveloped Land Within the City