New York § 3 - 3Compensation for property of a municipal corporation, school district or district corporation taken by eminent domain
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 3 — 3Compensation for property of a municipal corporation, school district or district corporation taken by eminent domain, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3. 3Compensation for property of a municipal corporation, school district or district corporation taken by eminent domain
§ 3. Compensation for property of a municipal corporation, school district or district corporation taken by eminent domain. Where property of a municipal corporation, school district or district corporation is taken in the exercise of the power of eminent domain for a purpose substantially different from that for which it is held by such municipal corporation, school district or district corporation, just compensation to the municipal corporation, school district or district corporation shall be made in the same manner, to the same extent and subject to the same limitations as though it were private property.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3 ("3Compensation for property of a municipal corporation, school district or district corporation taken by eminent domain") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. 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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