The Homesteading principle states that First Use of any resource or unoccupied land is recognized as the rightful owner until that owner chooses to sell or abandon that resource

But what happens when eminent domain comes into play?

On another subject-
I lived in a condo years ago and we had HOA fees. I was written up for having two tomato plants and two cucumber plants growing my garden bed- keep in mind I was responsible for the weeding in this garden bed area also. I kept the weeds out but the HOA board members fined me for the vegetable plants. It was pathetic. I saw the HOA board as a small government dictating to me what I could or couldn't do. I actually fought the fines, and won, because they couldn't prove within their guidelines of the community that my plants were blight. That's what they called them- blight.

We have since moved and are planning to go further out in the next two years where no neighbors or other entity can rule our homestead.