Hamartia Antidote
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In the UK the government has compulsory purchase orders, which legally forces owners to accept an offer.
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Compulsory purchase and compensation: guide 1 - procedure
Guidance explaining why compulsory purchase orders are made, and what people's rights are to challenge them.www.gov.uk
It can be challenged in a UK court though.
The US has similar laws however the problem is instead of a single "nail" person demanding compensation it turns into entire "nail towns", "nail metros", or even "nail states" organizing causing a complete deadlock.

Highways in the US in the 1960's had to be rerouted around entire metro areas due to highly organized "nail" challenges. This is why straight HSR lines just aren't going to happen easily in the US without insane money being spent on land buyouts.
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