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26-37-209. Compensation for improvements.
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26-37-209. Compensation for improvements.
(a)(1) A purchaser under this chapter of any land or town lot or city lot or another person claiming under the purchaser shall not be entitled to any compensation for any improvement that the purchaser shall make on the land or town lot or city lot within the time frame established in § 26-37-203, except for:
(A) The cost of repairs necessary to prevent deterioration of any improvements on the land or town lot or city lot; or
(B) The cost necessary to comply with any state, county, or city code requirements.
(2) The compensation allowed under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be a charge upon the land.
(b) For an improvement made after the expiration of the time frame established in § 26-37-203, the purchaser under this chapter shall be allowed the full cash value of the improvement, and the allowance shall be a charge upon the land.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-37-209
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26-37-209. Compensation for improvements.
(a)(1) A purchaser under this chapter of any land or town lot or city lot or another person claiming under the purchaser shall not be entitled to any compensation for any improvement that the purchaser shall make on the land or town lot or city lot within the time frame established in § 26-37-203, except for:
(A) The cost of repairs necessary to prevent deterioration of any improvements on the land or town lot or city lot; or
(B) The cost necessary to comply with any state, county, or city code requirements.
(2) The compensation allowed under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be a charge upon the land.
(b) For an improvement made after the expiration of the time frame established in § 26-37-203, the purchaser under this chapter shall be allowed the full cash value of the improvement, and the allowance shall be a charge upon the land.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
26-37-203. Conveyance to purchaser — Contest.
(a) If the tax-delinquent land is sold, the Commissioner of State Lands shall convey the tax-delinquent land by issuing a limited warranty deed to the land.
(b)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, an action to contest the validity of a conveyance under this section or a negotiated sale under § 26-37-202 is barred if not commenced within ninety (90) days after the date of the conveyance.
(2) A cause of action by a person suffering a mental incapacity, a minor, or a person serving in the United States Armed Forces during time of war during the ninety-day period under subdivision (b)(1) of this section is barred if not commenced within two (2) years after the disability is removed, the minor reaches majority, or the person is released from active duty with the United States Armed Forces during time of war.
(c) A deed issued after January 1, 1987, by the Commissioner of State Lands is not void or voidable on the ground that the county did not strictly comply with the laws governing tax-delinquent land.
(d) This section does not prevent a taxpayer from contesting the validity of a deed issued by the Commissioner of State Lands on the ground that taxes have actually been paid.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-37-203
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 26-37-203. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.