Any answer or other pleading filed by the owner in response to the summons shall be filed on or before the twenty (20) days after date of service and shall be confined solely to the question of the right of the petitioner to condemn the property sought to be condemned, but without prejudice to the owner's right to except from the amount of the compensation awarded in the manner provided in KRS 416.550 to 416.670.
KRS 416.600
Filing answer
Known as the Eminent Domain Act
The act spans §§ 416–416 (68 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Ratliff v. Fiscal Court of Caldwell Cty., Ky. (1981)
Most recently applied in Bianchi v. City of Harlan (May 2008)
History: Created 1976 Ky
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Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.