If the government wants private property, the government can take the property using eminent domain. In New York, the private property owner can do little to stop the government.

However, on Aug. 5, 2016, the New Jersey Superior Court denied the government’s use of eminent domain. The court did not automatically approve the governmental attempt to exercise eminent domain without legitimate consideration.

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