Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 835 - Eminent Domain
Section 48-17a. - Reimbursement of owner for costs, disbursements and expenses on failure or abandonment of condemnation proceeding.

The state court having jurisdiction of a proceeding instituted by a state agency to acquire real property by condemnation shall award the owner of any right, or title to, or interest in, such real property such sum as will in the opinion of the court reimburse such owner for his reasonable costs, disbursements and expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal and engineering fees, actually incurred because of the condemnation proceedings, if (1) the final judgment is that the state agency cannot acquire the real property by condemnation; or (2) the proceeding is abandoned by the state.

(1971, P.A. 518, S. 1.)
Cited. 169 C. 195.
Cited. 3 CA 329.

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Connecticut General Statutes

Title 48 - Eminent Domain

Chapter 835 - Eminent Domain

Section 48-1. - United States; ceding jurisdiction to. Retrocession of full or partial jurisdiction; concurrent jurisdiction.

Section 48-2. - When counties may take land.

Section 48-3. - Town may take land for town house or town hall.

Section 48-4. - Taking land for school purposes; exception.

Section 48-5. - Powers of towns in taking land for school purposes.

Section 48-6. - Time limits for municipal corporations to take real property. Taking of property in neighborhood revitalization zones.

Section 48-7. - Town, borough or fire district may condemn land for square, common or park.

Section 48-8. - Town may condemn land for records building.

Section 48-9. - Condemnation of land and water for state institutions and courthouses.

Section 48-10. - Damages to be determined by state referee.

Section 48-11. - Deposit in court pending determination of amount to be paid.

Section 48-12. - Procedure for condemning land.

Section 48-13. - Inspection and testing prior to condemnation.

Section 48-14. - Value of crops included in damage computation.

Section 48-14a. - Apportionment of taxes.

Section 48-15. - Valuation of flood-damaged property.

Section 48-16. - Possession of property pending condemnation proceedings.

Section 48-17. - Payment for property taken by condemnation by the state.

Section 48-17a. - Reimbursement of owner for costs, disbursements and expenses on failure or abandonment of condemnation proceeding.

Section 48-17b. - Inverse condemnation. Plaintiff's award.

Section 48-17c. - Payment of award.

Section 48-17d. - Environmental remediation costs.

Section 48-18. - Mode of taking land to enlarge cemetery.

Section 48-19. - Unclaimed damages for land taken for railroad or other public use to be kept by State Treasurer for owner.

Section 48-20. - Condemnation of land of incapable person.

Section 48-21. - Notice to encumbrancers of land taken for public use. Payments to encumbrancers. Disputes as to amount due.

Section 48-22. - Joint assessments for particular and remainder estates.

Section 48-23. - Obtaining possession of land acquired by eminent domain.

Section 48-24. - Condemning authority to obtain zoning variance for portion of property not taken or take entire unit.

Section 48-25. - Installment payment of awards or sale price.

Section 48-26. - Condemnor to pay appraisal fees and fees of experts, when.

Section 48-27. - State referee approval of certain negotiated condemnations.

Section 48-30. - Misrepresentation of power to acquire property by eminent domain. Unfair or deceptive trade practice.

Section 48-50 to 48-57. - Office of Ombudsman for Property Rights established; duties. Ombudsman for Property Rights; appointment; qualifications. Requests to mediate eminent domain or relocation assistance disputes filed with Office of Ombudsman for...