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SB 194 Eminent domain; date of valuation in actions shall be determined by court.

Introduced by: Richard H. Black | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Date of valuation; inverse condemnation proceeding. Provides that the "date of valuation" of property in an inverse condemnation proceeding is the date determined by the court to be the date the property was taken or damaged.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Eminent domain; date of valuation; inverse condemnation proceeding. Provides that the "date of valuation" of property in an eminent domain proceeding may be the date on which an action is taken by the petitioner which substantially affects the use and enjoyment of the property by the owner. The bill also adds the language "or damage" to the provision of the Code directing the court to reimburse a plaintiff for the costs of an inverse condemnation proceeding if a judgment is entered for the plaintiff to correspond with the language of the amendment to Article 1, Section 11 of the Constitution of Virginia, which became effective on January 1, 2013.