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18-15-1504. Housing authorities — Power of eminent domain.
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18-15-1504. Housing authorities — Power of eminent domain.
(a) A housing authority shall have the right to acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property which it may deem necessary for its purposes under this subchapter after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described in it is necessary for those purposes.
(b) An authority may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner prescribed in §§ 18-15-1202 — 18-15-1207 for condemnation by railroad corporations in this state, or it may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by any other applicable statutory provisions for the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
(c)(1) Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired in like manner.
(2) However, no real property belonging to the city, the county, the state, or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired without its consent.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 18-15-1504
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18-15-1504. Housing authorities — Power of eminent domain.
(a) A housing authority shall have the right to acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property which it may deem necessary for its purposes under this subchapter after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described in it is necessary for those purposes.
(b) An authority may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner prescribed in §§ 18-15-1202 — 18-15-1207 for condemnation by railroad corporations in this state, or it may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by any other applicable statutory provisions for the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
(c)(1) Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired in like manner.
(2) However, no real property belonging to the city, the county, the state, or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired without its consent.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
18-15-1202. Petition for condemnation.
(a)(1) Any railroad, telegraph, or telephone company, organized under the laws of this state, after having surveyed and located its lines of railroad, telegraph, or telephone, in all cases in which the companies fail to obtain the right-of-way over the property by agreement with the owner of the property through which the lines of railroad, telegraph, or telephone may be located, shall apply to the circuit court of the county in which the property is situated.
(2) Application shall be made by petition to have the damages for the right-of-way assessed, giving the owner of the property at least ten (10) days' notice in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the time and place where the petition will be heard.
(b)(1) In case the property sought to be condemned is owned by any individual or corporation and is located in more than one (1) county, the petition may be filed in any circuit court having jurisdiction in any county in which the whole or a part of the property may be located.
(2) Proceedings had in the circuit court will apply to all property designated in the petition.
(c) However, if the owner of the property is a nonresident of the state, an infant, or person of unsound mind, notice shall be given as follows:
(1)(A) By publication in any newspaper in the county which is authorized by law to publish legal notices.
(B) The notice shall be published for the same length of time as may be required in other civil causes.
(2) If there is no such newspaper published in the county, then the publication shall be made in some newspaper designated by the circuit clerk, and one (1) written or printed notice thereof shall be posted on the door of the courthouse of the county; and
(3) In writing by certi
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 18-15-1202
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 18-15-1202. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
18-15-1207. Failure to pay or deposit.
In all cases in which the company shall not pay or deposit the amount of damages assessed within thirty (30) days after the assessment the company shall forfeit all rights in the premises.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 18-15-1207
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 18-15-1207. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.