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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
An authority shall have the right to acquire by condemnation any real property which it may deem necessary for its purposes under KRS 80.320 to 80.610 after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described therein is necessary for such purposes. Proceedings for such condemnation shall be in accordance with the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky and shall be conducted in the name of the authority by the attorney designated by the authority, and the judgment of the court shall vest title in fee simple to the property condemned in the authority.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title IX. Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units § 80.540.Power of condemnation; procedure - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-ix-counties-cities-and-other-local-units/ky-rev-st-sect-80-540/
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