§ 18-15-1405. Summoning of jury for inquiry
(a) A jury shall be summoned for the purpose of making the inquiry in the same manner that petit jurors are summoned in the circuit court for other purposes when the circuit court is regularly in session. If the hearing is before the judge out of term time, then the jury shall be summoned on […]
§ 18-15-1406. Determination of compensation — Dispute
(a) The jury shall hear the evidence and determine the amount of compensation to be paid to the owners of the property so condemned. (b) (1) In case of dispute as to the ownership, title, or interest of the property condemned, the amount of compensation determined by the jury may be paid into the court […]
§ 18-15-1407. Costs
The cost of the condemnation proceedings provided for in this subchapter shall be paid by the city or town, cemetery or burial association, or persons owning land used for public burial purposes instituting the condemnation proceeding, except costs of review or appeal or any other proceeding taken by the owner of the property after the […]
§ 18-15-1408. Public property
(a) If a cemetery located on land of a private landowner has been open to public use for a period of at least fifty (50) years, then the cemetery shall be deemed to be public property unless: (1) The property has been enclosed by the landowner for at least one (1) year prior to an […]
§ 18-15-1501. Federal housing projects — Legislative declarations
(a) It is declared that: (1) Unsanitary and unsafe dwelling accommodations exist in various areas of the state and that consequently many persons of low income are forced to reside in such dwelling accommodations; (2) These conditions cause an increase in, and spread of, disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, […]
§ 18-15-1502. Federal housing projects — Definition
(a) The term “housing project” whenever used in this section, § 18-15-1501, and § 18-15-1503 shall mean any undertaking: (1) To demolish, clear, remove, alter, or repair unsafe or unsanitary housing; or (2) To provide dwelling accommodations for persons of low income. (b) The term may also include such buildings and equipment for recreational or […]
§ 18-15-1503. Federal housing projects — Right of eminent domain
(a) (1) Any corporation which is an agency of the United States of America shall have the right to acquire by eminent domain any real property, including improvements and fixtures thereon, which it may deem necessary for a housing project being constructed, operated, or aided by it or the United States of America. (2) Any […]
§ 18-15-1504. Housing authorities — Power of eminent domain
(a) A housing authority shall have the right to acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property which it may deem necessary for its purposes under this subchapter after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described in it is necessary for […]
§ 18-15-1505. Urban renewal agencies
(a) (1) (A) From and after the passage of this act, any urban renewal agency in this state created pursuant to the provisions of §§ 14-169-601 — 14-169-609, 14-169-701 — 14-169-713, and 14-169-801 shall have the power of eminent domain to carry out urban renewal plan objectives. (B) The procedure to be followed by the […]
§ 18-15-1601. Authority to condemn
(a) (1) Every traction company shall have the right to survey its lines, lay out its road, acquire its right-of-way not exceeding two hundred feet (200′) in width, and, where necessary to acquire the right-of-way, shall have the power to enter upon, condemn, and appropriate the lands, rights-of-way, easements, and property of persons, firms, or […]