public property
noun
: something owned by the city, town, or state
The library books are public property.
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The city of Markham filed for a temporary restraining order Tuesday in response to Markham Park District Executive Director Quintina Brown arranging a helicopter landing on public property for her daughter’s prom photoshoot.
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Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Officers gave Brown and the pilot citations for disorderly conduct and unauthorized landing on public property, but the city attorney says this placed Markham and its residents in potential legal woes.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 12 May 2026
However, the Vaile Victorian Society, the volunteer group that maintains the house and runs tours, worries that once the house ceases to become a public property, the careful preservation work, which the aged property relies on, will be impossible to maintain.
—Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Out of nearly 1,000 tows of city residents on public property so far this year, about 64% were for non-safety violations, Fernandez said.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Officers gave Brown and the pilot citations for disorderly conduct and unauthorized landing on public property, but the city attorney says this placed Markham and its residents in potential legal woes.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 12 May 2026
However, the Vaile Victorian Society, the volunteer group that maintains the house and runs tours, worries that once the house ceases to become a public property, the careful preservation work, which the aged property relies on, will be impossible to maintain.
—Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Out of nearly 1,000 tows of city residents on public property so far this year, about 64% were for non-safety violations, Fernandez said.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Public property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20property. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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