Alabama § 18-4-16 - Expenses Incurred from Condemnation Proceedings.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 18-4-16 — Expenses Incurred from Condemnation Proceedings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-4-16. Expenses Incurred from Condemnation Proceedings.
Where a condemnation proceeding is instituted by a state agency to acquire real property and the final judgment is that the real property cannot be acquired by condemnation, and the proceeding is abandoned, the owner of any right, title, or interest in real property shall be paid a sum that shall, in the opinion of the court, reimburse the owner for his or her reasonable costs, disbursements, and expenses including reasonable attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees, actually incurred because of the condemnation proceedings. The award of the sums will be paid by the state agency which sought to condemn the property.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-4-16 ("Expenses Incurred from Condemnation Proceedings.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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