Which action may cause title to a property to be lost through condemnation?

Which action may cause title to a property to be lost through condemnation?

• A. Tax lien
• B. Bankruptcy
• C. Exercise of the right of eminent domain
• D. Fraud

Answer: (C)

Eminent domain is the government’s power to take private property for a public use, and condemnation is the legal process by which that taking occurs. When the government exercises this right, title to the property is transferred from the owner to the government (often with just compensation to the owner). That’s why this action can cause title to be lost through condemnation. Tax liens place a claim on the property to satisfy unpaid taxes and can lead to a tax sale, but they don’t involve taking title through condemnation. Bankruptcy affects ownership through debt proceedings, not a government transfer for public use. Fraud can create title defects or challenge a transfer, but it isn’t the process of condemnation.

Eminent domain is the government’s power to take private property for a public use, and condemnation is the legal process by which that taking occurs. When the government exercises this right, title to the property is transferred from the owner to the government (often with just compensation to the owner). That’s why this action can cause title to be lost through condemnation.

Tax liens place a claim on the property to satisfy unpaid taxes and can lead to a tax sale, but they don’t involve taking title through condemnation. Bankruptcy affects ownership through debt proceedings, not a government transfer for public use. Fraud can create title defects or challenge a transfer, but it isn’t the process of condemnation.