Whenever any property authorized to be acquired under KRS 82.105 to 82.120 cannot be acquired by purchase upon terms which a city, or an agency thereof designated to act for it, deems to be reasonable, or whenever the owner is legally incapacitated, absent, unknown, or unable to convey valid title, the city, or the agency acting therefor, is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire such property by condemnation or the exercise of the power of eminent domain in the manner prescribed by the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky.
KRS 82.180
Power of eminent domain
Known as the Local Government Parking Citation Enforcement Act
The act spans §§ 82–82 (68 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Decker v. City of Somerset (1992)
Most recently applied in Decker v. City of Somerset (May 1992)
History: Amended 1976 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.