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§27-11. Reimbursement of expenses when property not acquired.

27 OK Stat § 27-11 (2019) (N/A)
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Where a condemnation proceeding is instituted by any person, agency or other entity to acquire real property for use as provided in Section 9 of this title and

1. The final judgment is that the real property cannot be acquired by condemnation;

2. The proceeding is abandoned; or

3. If the award of the jury exceeds the award of the court-appointed commissioners by at least ten percent (10%), the owner of any right, title or interest in such real property may be paid such sum as in the opinion of the court will reimburse such owner for his reasonable attorney, appraisal and engineering fees, actually incurred because of the condemnation proceedings. Such determination by the court shall be appealable to the Supreme Court in the same manner as any other final order. The final award of such sums will be paid by the person, agency or other entity which sought to condemn the property.

Laws 1971, c. 355, § 3, eff. July 1, 1972; Laws 1975, c. 354, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1975.

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