{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-27-27-13","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 27, § 27-13","heading":"Policies","body":"Any person, acquiring agency or other entity acquiring real\n\nproperty for any public project or program described in Section 9 of\n\nthis title shall comply with the following policies:\n\n1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to acquire,\n\nexpeditiously, real property by negotiation.\n\n2. Real property shall be appraised before the initiation of\n\nnegotiations, and the owner or his designated representative shall\n\nbe given an opportunity to accompany the appraiser during his\n\ninspection of the property, except that the head or governing body\n\nof the entity acquiring real property, if so mandated by federal law\n\nor regulation, may prescribe a procedure to waive the appraisal in\n\ncases involving the acquisition by sale or donation of property with\n\na low fair market value as such value is defined by federal law or\n\nregulation.\n\n3. Before the initiation of negotiations for real property, an\n\namount shall be established which is reasonably believed to be just\n\ncompensation therefor and such amount shall be promptly offered for\n\nthe property. In no event shall such amount be less than the\n\napproved appraisal of the fair market value of such real property.\n\nAny decrease or increase in the fair market value of real property\n\nprior to the date of valuation caused by the public improvement for\n\nwhich such property is acquired, or by the likelihood that the\n\nproperty would be acquired for such improvement, other than that due\n\nto physical deterioration within the reasonable control of the\n\nowner, will be disregarded in determining the compensation for the\n\nproperty. The owner of the real property to be acquired shall be\n\nprovided with a written statement of, and summary of the basis for,\n\nthe amount established as just compensation. Where appropriate, the\n\njust compensation for the real property acquired and for damages to\n\nremaining real property shall be separately stated.\n\n4. No owner shall be required to surrender possession of real\n\nproperty before the agreed purchase price is paid or deposited with\n\nthe state court, in accordance with applicable law, for the benefit\n\nof the owner of an amount not less than the approved appraisal of\n\nthe fair market value of such property, or the amount of the award\n\nof compensation in the condemnation proceeding of such property.\n\n5. The construction or development of a public improvement\n\nshall be so scheduled that, to the greatest extent practicable, no\n\nperson lawfully occupying real property shall be required to move\n\nfrom a dwelling, assuming a replacement dwelling, as required by the\n\nOklahoma Relocation Assistance Act, will be available, or to move\n\nhis business or farm operation without at least ninety (90) days'\n\nwritten notice from the date by which such move is required.\n\n6. If any owner or tenant is permitted to occupy the real\n\nproperty acquired on a rental basis for a short term or for a period\n\nsubject to termination on short notice, the amount of rent required\n\nshall not exceed the fair rental value of the property to a short-\n\nterm occupier.\n\n7. In no event shall the time of condemnation be advanced, on\n\nnegotiations or condemnation and the deposit of funds in court for\n\nthe use of the owner be deferred, or any other coercive action be\n\ntaken to compel an agreement on the price to be paid for the\n\nproperty.\n\n8. If an interest in real property is to be acquired by\n\nexercise of power of eminent domain, formal condemnation proceedings\n\nshall be instituted. The acquiring authority shall not\n\nintentionally make it necessary for an owner to institute legal\n\nproceedings to prove the fact of the taking of his real property.\n\n9. If the acquisition of only part of the property would leave\n\nits owner with an uneconomic remnant, an offer to acquire that\n\nremnant shall be made. For the purposes of this section, an\n\nuneconomic remnant is a parcel of real property in which the owner\n\nis left with an interest after the partial acquisition of the\nstitute legal\n\nproceedings to prove the fact of the taking of his real property.\n\n9. If the acquisition of only part of the property would leave\n\nits owner with an uneconomic remnant, an offer to acquire that\n\nremnant shall be made. For the purposes of this section, an\n\nuneconomic remnant is a parcel of real property in which the owner\n\nis left with an interest after the partial acquisition of the\n\nproperty of the owner which has little or no value or utility to the\n\nowner.\n\n10. A person whose real property is being acquired in\n\naccordance with this title may, after the person has been fully\n\ninformed of his right to receive just compensation for such\n\nproperty, donate such property, any part thereof, any interest\n\ntherein, or any compensation paid therefor, as such person shall\n\ndetermine.\n\n11. As used in this section:\n\na. \"Appraisal\" means a written statement independently\n\nand impartially prepared by a qualified appraiser\n\nsetting forth an opinion of defined value of an\n\nadequately described property as of a specific date,\n\nsupported by the presentation and analysis of relevant\n\nmarket information; and\n\nb. \"Acquiring agency\" means:\n\n(1) a state agency which has the authority to acquire\n\nproperty by eminent domain pursuant to state law,\n\nand\n\n(2) a state agency or person which does not have such\n\nauthority, to the extent provided by regulation.","path":["OK Code","Title 27"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os27.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"35fd781c7382e98139a65ae521a31b0dcffd9ff7dc50118db1e0a503bf5513af","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-27-27-12","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-27-27-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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