In California, the primary governing structure for condemnation suits is set forth within Title 7 of the California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP 1230.010, et. seq.), otherwise known as the Eminent Domain Act, which was enacted in 1975. In 2006, a few modest updates were made, including the addition of an appraisal reimbursement provision that requires a public entity to pay the reasonable costs, not to exceed $5,000, for a property owner facing condemnation to secure its own appraisal. Now, about twenty years later in 2025, new legislation, AB 1033, has been introduced to the ...
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