{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-154.50-323","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 154.50-323","heading":"Limitations on condemnation powers.","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision or section of KRS 154.50 -301 to 154.50 -346, no\ngovernmental unit shall have the power to condemn property under KRS 154.50 -301 to\n154.50-346 unless the governmental unit has first given proper public notice as required\nby law stating the specific purpose for which the property to be condemned shall be used\nand said purposes shall be pleaded and proved in such condemnation action. The property\nshall be developed within a period of five (5) years pursuant to the purpose stated, and the\nfailure of the authority to so develop shall entitle the person or persons whose property\nwas condemned to repurchase the property at the price the authority paid to the\ngovernmental unit for the same. The person from whom the land is taken by\ncondemnation shall have the right to reacquire the land as aforementioned by application\nto the court of competent jurisdiction, if such procedure be necessary, and shall be\nentitled to recovery of his costs and reasonable attorney's fees necessary to rea cquire said\nland.","path":[],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=2964","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:57Z","sha256":"b8abae8a1588d485f23b2b48611767cc0d6afec8d23b957aae53d722e506a0da","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-154.50-320","next":"us-ky/krs-154.50-326"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}