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Subcommittee advances eminent domain changes, shortens certificate-of-take waiting period and adds disclosure requirements
Summary
Senate omnibus eminent domain bill that shortens the certificate-of-take waiting period and requires more detailed disclosures at the certificate stage was reported by the subcommittee 7-1 after testimony from property-owner attorneys and local government counsel.
A Senate omnibus eminent domain bill that shortens the waiting period after a certificate of take and expands what must be disclosed when a condemning authority records a certificate was reported from the Veil Law Subcommittee 7-1.
Senator Obenchain presented the measure as a multi-part, negotiated package intended to streamline condemnation procedures and correct inconsistencies across code sections. Key changes include reducing the statutory period between filing a certificate of take and commencement of litigation from 180 days to 100 days (with the option to extend by agreement), a provision that interest on awards be compounded daily, and a requirement that condemning authorities provide more specific descriptions and plans to property owners at the certificate stage.
Josh Baker, an attorney who represents property owners, said the bill—s disclosure…
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