But the fight over the Maine woods involves a private landowner wanting to hand over property, along with an unprecedented amount of funding.
Guilherme Boulos, a leader of the protesters, says he was encouraged by last year's bus-fare reversals; his main demand now is for City Hall formally to hand over property that the protesters are occupying illegally.
Under the law, the federal, regional and municipal authorities have two years to hand over property after a decision is made on a claim by the church, either for rent-free use or in a full transfer of ownership.
The city also handed over properties in need of more work than it provided financing for, said Harold DeRienzo, Banana Kelly's founder, and Ms. Rivera.
The rest, who admitted to the charges levelled against them, have been released after handing over property, commercial entities, securities and cash to the government.
When she divorced him 14 years later, he quietly agreed one of the biggest settlements in British legal history, reportedly handing over property and assets worth £50m.
During his 2010-2016 administration, hotel and land owners in Tulum were forced to hand over their properties in complex schemes involving notaries and judges.
Regardless of all the support provided, surely it must be a bit nerve wracking for landlords to hand over their properties for the first time to someone who was formerly struggling with alcohol or drug abuse problems?
She said she was pressured by TBN lawyers to show "Christian contrition" and to hand over company property and repay their loans.
