40A-4. No prior purchase offer necessary.
The power to acquire property by condemnation shall not depend on any prior effort to acquire the same property by gift or purchase, nor shall the power to negotiate for the gift or purchase of property be impaired by initiation of condemnation proceedings. A potential condemnor who seeks to acquire property by gift or purchase shall give the owner written notice of the provisions of G.S. 40A-6. (1981, c. 919, s. 1; 1997-270, s. 4.)
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North Carolina General Statutes
§ 40A-1 - Exclusive provisions.
§ 40A-3 - By whom right may be exercised.
§ 40A-4 - No prior purchase offer necessary.
§ 40A-5 - Condemnation of property owned by other condemnors.
§ 40A-6 - Reimbursement of owner for taxes paid on condemned property.
§ 40A-7 - Acquisition of whole parcel or building.
§ 40A-9 - Removal of structures on condemned land; lien.
§ 40A-10 - Sale or other disposition of land condemned.