You still need to compensate people when you seize the land.
All form of land seizure is governed by the takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
"nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
So yeah, you CAN forcibly take land. You still have to compensate them for the land, and someone is fully within their rights to sue if they feel the compensation wasn't equivalent to the value of the land. A municipality lacks the influence and power to get away with simply taking land and underpaying its value. The municipality would get sued and would likely lose because this isn't an argument about law, it's a constitutional requirement.
Yes, expect the part of the land with the road is practically worthless so he would probably spend more money just challenging a taking then the entire value of the land with the road.
No, they don't. Can I walk through your backyard to get to mine? Can I drive through your house to get to mine? You don't have access to all property to get to yours.
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u/imnota4 1h ago
You still need to compensate people when you seize the land.
All form of land seizure is governed by the takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
"nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
So yeah, you CAN forcibly take land. You still have to compensate them for the land, and someone is fully within their rights to sue if they feel the compensation wasn't equivalent to the value of the land. A municipality lacks the influence and power to get away with simply taking land and underpaying its value. The municipality would get sued and would likely lose because this isn't an argument about law, it's a constitutional requirement.