<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWakili huyo alisema kuwa jiji lina wajibu wa kulipa wakazi kwa uharibifu ambao wamepata kwa kufukuzwa kwa mali ambayo itatumiwa kwa kusudi la umma.  <response>: The attorneys contended that the city has an obligation to pay the tenants for damages they have sustained by being evicted for property that will be used for a public purpose. 