Yes, but it has been eroded here too, particularly in US cities. Those with powerful friends can override the law. Eminent Domain is abused frequently, and in some instances has been expanded beyond government use.

siggy47

econ

States Are Reaffirming Property Rights at the Racetrack

0xbitcoiner

So now that I had some time, I looked more into that idea (‘coming to the nuisance’), and it totally makes sense to me. Whoever gets there first pretty much earns the right to do their thing as long as they’re not breaking any other laws, and whoever moves in later just has to deal with it, because they already knew what they were getting into. If it didn’t work like that, starting a business would be full of uncertainty about the future. I’m not sure if that principle exists in Portugal or Europe in general, but I imagine in the US it’s used in most cases that end up in court, right? cc/ @siggy47
