public property
noun
: something owned by the city, town, or state
The library books are public property.
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The legislative exemption was sought because the Surplus Land Act was amended in 2020 to require that public property that is no longer needed be made available for affordable housing, an effort to promote homebuilding.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Because the airwaves were public property licensed to private stations, the government imposed conditions to ensure no single political voice monopolized them.
—Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
City officials consider public property to include bus shelters, public parks, park trails, park benches, park shelters, bridges, or overpasses.
—Lynne Hermansen, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Since that ruling in 2024, Sacramento can legally ban people from camping on public property even if no shelter bed is available to them.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Because the airwaves were public property licensed to private stations, the government imposed conditions to ensure no single political voice monopolized them.
—Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
City officials consider public property to include bus shelters, public parks, park trails, park benches, park shelters, bridges, or overpasses.
—Lynne Hermansen, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Since that ruling in 2024, Sacramento can legally ban people from camping on public property even if no shelter bed is available to them.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Public property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20property. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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