{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-22-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 22-1-6","heading":"Right of persons to take or damage private property upon payment of just and adequate compensation.","body":"If a person who is authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain cannot by contract procure the property or the easement, right of way, waterway, franchise, or other interest sought to be condemned, the person may take or damage the property or interest upon paying or tendering to the owner thereof just and adequate compensation.","path":["TITLE 22 Eminent Domain","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.22.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"2e34c7c197a8a64094878ff9ca0ac08fe44d9789896dce48d0dfa3e51c9fca32","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-22-1-5","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-22-1-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}