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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
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Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management |
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Subtitle C - Federal Property Management Regulations System |
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Chapter 102 - Federal Management Regulation |
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SubChapter C - Real Property |
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Part 102-73 - Real Estate Acquisition |
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Subpart C - Acquisition by Purchase or Condemnation |
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Litigation Expenses |
§ 102-73.300 - Are Federal agencies required to pay for litigation expenses incurred by a property owner because of a condemnation proceeding?
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§ 102-73.300 Are Federal agencies required to pay for litigation expenses incurred by a property owner because of a condemnation proceeding?
Federal agencies must pay reasonable expenses for attorneys, appraisals, and engineering fees that a property owner incurs because of a condemnation proceeding, if any of the following are true:
(a) The court's final judgment is that the Federal agency cannot acquire the real property by condemnation.
(b) The Federal agency abandons the condemnation proceeding other than under an agreed-on settlement.
(c) The court renders a judgment in the property owner's favor in an inverse condemnation proceeding or the Federal agency agrees to settle such proceeding.