A homeowner, frustrated with his next-door-neighbor's refusal to mow his lawn, decides he wants to purchase the house from his neighbor and rent it to a more conscientious person, but his neighbor refuses to sell. In this case,

A) eminent domain would likely be used to reduce transactions costs.
B) eminent domain would likely be used to reduce the holdout problem.
C) eminent domain would not likely be used.
D) eminent domain would likely be used because this transaction would increase cooperative surplus.


C

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