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Eminent domain

Although the Takings Clause applies when the government formally condemns property pursuant to its power of eminent domain, it also applies to any exercise of government authority that has the effect of "taking" a person's property. For instance, if the government builds a dam that floods private property, the owner is entitled to compensation Non-eminent domain takings can either be physical or regulatory. A regulatory taking involves a government authorized intrusion onto private property. For instance, the government might require that landowners allow third parties to install cables on their buildings, or the government might require an employer to host union organizers. These kinds of regulations are treated as "per se" takings requiring compensation. If a government regulation only restricts the way the property owners use their property, such as by limiting the height of buildings that can be constructed, such regulation will only be treated as a taking if it goes "too far."