In order to compel an agreement on the price to be paid for the property, a condemnor may not arbitrarily advance the time of condemnation, arbitrarily defer negotiations or condemnation, nor take any other action coercive in nature.
Ala. Code § 18-1A-26
Coercive Action Forbidden.
Known as the Alabama Eminent Domain Code
The act spans §§ 18-1A-1 to 18-1A-95 (106 sections).
(Acts 1985, No. 85-548, p. 802, §207.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.