HB142 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arnold Mooney Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Eminent domain proceedings, costs, condemnation proceedings filed by Dept. of Transportation, the department pays condemnee's reasonable attorney fees, appraisal and engineering costs if final award is 20 percent or higher than department's offer, Sec. 18-1A-293 am'd.

Description

This bill would provide that where the Department of Transportation files a condemnation action to condemn property pursuant to eminent domain and the final condemnation award, excluding interest, exceeds the department's last written offer to the condemnee by more than 20 percent, the department must pay the condemnee's reasonable attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees.

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Subjects

Eminent Domain