Document Type
Peach Sheet
Abstract
The Act amends Georgia’s eminent domain laws by providing an exception to the general rule that condemnations cannot be converted to any use, other than a public use, for twenty years. The Act creates a new procedure which requires the condemnor to petition the jurisdiction’s superior court to determine whether the property is blighted property. Additionally, the condemnor must provide notice to all owners of the alleged blighted property. If the court finds the land is blighted property, the condemnor must file a petition to condemn the property according to the established procedure set forth in Article 3 Chapter 2 of Title 22. If the petitioner succeeds, the property may only be used in accordance with its current approved zoning use for the first five years following the condemnation proceedings.
Recommended Citation
Ashley M. Bowcott & Derek M. Schwahn,
HB 434 - Eminent Domain,
34
Ga. St. U. L. Rev.
201
(2018).
Available at:
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol34/iss1/9
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