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2002 SESSION

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SB 107 Eminent domain; exercising power.

Introduced by: Madison E. Marye | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Eminent domain. Repeals the July 1, 2002, sunset for certain provisions regarding eminent domain procedures that were enacted in the 2000 Session. The procedures that were scheduled to expire on July 1, 2002: (i) give property owners the option of having compensation awards determined by a jury; (ii) require a condemnor to provide a copy of its appraisal of the property with its offer to purchase the condemnee's property; (iii) increase the maximum compensation for a survey conducted by the condemnee from $100 to $1,000; (iv) require condemnors to conduct a title search of the property before making an offer to purchase or filing a certificate of take, in order to avoid delays in payments to condemnees; (v) require VDOT to use licensed real estate appraisers in conducting its valuations for property acquisitions; and (vi) allow tenants with a lease of 12 months or longer to intervene in eminent domain proceedings involving their leased property. This bill is identical to HB 844.


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