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Bill would require school districts to offer to sell condemned property back to prior owners before changing its use
Summary
Senate Bill 5142 would require school districts that acquire property by condemnation or under threat of condemnation to offer the prior owner the opportunity to repurchase the parcel at the purchase or condemnation price before selling or using it for another purpose.
Sen. Bob Hasegawa told the Law & Justice Committee on Jan. 23 that Senate Bill 5142 would require school districts that acquire privately owned real estate through condemnation (eminent domain) or under threat of condemnation to provide the prior owner a written offer to repurchase the property at the original purchase or condemnation compensation amount before selling or repurposing the land for any other use.
"When real property is acquired through a condemnation action or under threat of one, the school district must provide the previous property owner a written statement that identifies the use for which the property is being acquired," staff counsel Patrick Moore told the committee during the staff briefing. If the…
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