City of Sacramento uses eminent domain; forces pregnant woman to sell her business

(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 14, 2007 ) Sacramento, CA -- In August of 2006, more than six business-owner tenants of the 700 block of K St downtown Sacramento were asked to leave their businesses or face a 90 day notice to vacate by Overland, Pacific & Cutler, Inc., a real estate services organization claiming that the Redevelopment Agency of Sacramento ("Agency") had aquired title to the property located on the 700 block of K St. The properties were however and are currently legally owned by Moe Mohanna, a downtown developer since the mid 1980's. Through the use of eminent domain, the city redevelopment agency had claimed that the properties on the 700 block were "blighted" and by law had the right to seize the properties according to the Kelo v. New London decision in 2005. The Kelo v. City of New London, was a case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court involving the use of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another to further economic development. The case arose from the condemnation by New London, Connecticut, of privately owned real property so that it could be used as part of a comprehensive redevelopment plan. Many members of the general public viewed the outcome as a gross violation of property rights and as a misinterpretation of the Fifth Amendment, the consequence of which would be to benefit large corporations at the expense of individual homeowners and local communities. Most in the legal profession construe the public's outrage as being directed not at the interpretation of legal principles involved in the case, but at the broad moral principles of the general outcomeThe notice to vacate served by Overland, Pacific & Cutler, Inc in August 2006 notified tenants of the 700 block of K St. that it will be necessary for them to vacate the premises before October 31st, 2006, it stated, "If you do not vacate the premise by that date, the [Agency] will initiate legal proceedings to recover possesion of the premises along with rents and damage. One of the tenants, Griselda Barajas- Keolanui, owner the Mexican restaurant Texas on 8th and K St. was served notice by the agency. In a recent letter to Moe Mohanna, Griselda Barajas- Keolanui, tells her story of how she was led to believe there was no other alternative given to her by the Redevelopment Agency of Sacramento, only to sell her business and vacate the premise while pregnant with child. Contact:PT Kinginfo@letitbeknowncommunications.comhttp://www.theabuseofeminentdomain.com

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