Ala. Code § 18-1A-32

Condemnation Action Required; Inverse Condemnation.

Known as the Alabama Eminent Domain Code

The act spans §§ 18-1A-1 to 18-1A-95 (106 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 990 So. 2d 831 - Alabama Dept. of Transp. v. Harbert Intern., Inc. (2008)

Most recently applied in 771 F. Supp. 2d 1310 - Johnson v. City of Prichard (February 2011)

(Acts 1985, No. 85-548, p. 802, §213.)

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(a) If property is to be acquired by a condemnor through the exercise of its power of eminent domain, the condemnor shall commence a condemnation action for that purpose. A condemnor shall not intentionally make it necessary for an owner of property to commence an action, including an action in inverse condemnation, to prove the fact of the taking of his property.

(b) The judgment and any settlement in an inverse condemnation action awarding or allowing compensation to the plaintiff for the taking or damaging of property by a condemnor shall include the plaintiff’s litigation expenses.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.