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In 2009, families in Long Branch, New Jersey, forced the city to withdraw takeover cases that would have cleared their modest homes for luxury condominiums
Families in Long Branch, New Jersey spent years fighting the city’s attempt to acquire their homes through eminent domain for a private redevelopment project. The dispute concluded in September 2009, with an agreement that dismissed the condemnation cases, protecting homeowners from future takings under redevelopment plans to the neighbourhood.
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