Tennessee § 13-20-105 - Private property — Taking by eminent domain restricted under certain conditions.
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§ 13-20-105. Private property — Taking by eminent domain restricted under certain conditions.
A housing authority created under this chapter shall not have the power to take by eminent domain private property in an urban renewal area for the purpose of resale, if the owner of same desires to develop such owner's own property and if the designated reuse of the property in the urban renewal plan is such that the owner's parcel can be redeveloped by itself without affecting the objectives of the urban renewal plan as to the owner's parcel or adjoining or adjacent properties thereto, and the owner signs an agreement with the housing authority to abide by the urban renewal plan, in any development thereof. Acts 1972, ch. 711, § 1; T.C.A., § 13-833. Law Reviews. Tort Law–Negligence–Landlords' Duty Of Care To Tenants in Tennessee (Yusuf Malik), 77 Tenn. L. Rev. 471 (2010).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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