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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Alice Ward v. Downtown Development Authority, 786 F.2d 1526 (1986)

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Alice Ward v. Downtown Development Authority, 786 F.2d 1526 (1986)
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Alice Ward v. Downtown Development Authority, 786 F.2d 1526 (1986)
Effective Date
1986-04-21

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The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which applies to states and localities by operation of the Fourteenth Amendment, provides that private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation. Appellants claim that their possessory interests in the Apartments were taken without just compensation. Specifically, they argue that they enjoyed a protectable property interest in their tenancy at will, which interest was contractually extended through October 30, 1985, by the acknowledgment they signed at the request of the DDA and its agents and that this property was taken without just compensation when they were required to vacate the Apartments on October 31, 1984.