{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-25-604","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 25–604","heading":"","body":"(a) If a landowner refuses to accept the damages awarded to the landowner\nby the board of viewers and approved by the county commissioners, county council,\nor Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City and refuses the necessary access to the\nlandowner’s land, the board of directors may begin condemnation proceedings under\nTitle 12 of the Real Property Article to acquire a right–of–way, easement, or other\nproperty right.\n(b) This title does not authorize the use of condemnation proceedings to\nacquire the right to use water separate and apart from the land to which the water is\nincident.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=25-604","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"db44ccea876f48efbb44a656279d269dc80f49bfa259c97c9315b33fe8ccd69f","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-25-603","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-25-701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}