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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
This happened to a family member of mine whose house was designated 'Heritage' without their approval. This renders their house useless for resale as it is in an old area with a lot of large houses. It's value is derived from the ability to knock the house down and to build a large mansion in it's place. We're talking about a home built in the 1960's and it hasn't housed anyone famous. As far as I've heard from them the onus was on them to prove it wasn't worthy of designation as opposed to the local society to prove that it is. I apologize for the 'without owners knowing.' Their story sounded that way.
In my mind this is a serious violation of property rights as they were depending on their property value for financial planning purposes and need that money. It's rather rediculous that control of their own house can be ripped away from them.
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While I tend to agree with you here, it is actually a pretty common occurence. Usually to put in a road or other public facility. Check out info on Expropriation or Eminent Domain. There have been a number of cases that will make any sane person's blood poil. (here are a few US cases from wikipedia)
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