The property of every person is inviolable and shall be equally protected. Property may be expropriated without the consent of the owner only in the public interest, in the cases and pursuant to a procedure provided by a law, and for fair and immediate compensation. Everyone whose property is expropriated without his or her consent has the right of recourse to the courts and to contest the expropriation, the compensation or the amount thereof. Everyone has the right to freely possess, use, and dispose of his or her property. Restrictions shall be provided by a law. Property shall not be used contrary to the public interest. Categories of property which, in the public interest, may be acquired in Estonia only by Estonian citizens, some categories of legal persons, municipalities or the Estonian state may be provided by a law. The right of inheritance shall be guaranteed.
§ § 32(untitled)
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