Substitute Property (Eminent Domain) Law and Legal Definition
Substitute property in eminent domain means property to be exchanged for necessary property. For instance in California, any public entity authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property for a particular use may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire for that use substitute property if all of the following are established:
(1) The owner of the necessary property has agreed in writing to the exchange.
(2) The necessary property is devoted to or held for some public use and the substitute property will be devoted to or held for the same public use by the owner of the necessary property.
(3) The owner of the necessary property is authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the substitute property for such use.
