HB4061 - Tennessee: Eminent Domain

Companion Bill SB4088. Eminent Domain - Prohibits petitioner's entry upon land sought to be taken prior to execution of final judgment in eminent domain action without prior written consent of landowner. - Amends TCA Title 29. Fiscal Summary for HB4061 / *SB4088 Increase State Expenditures - $1,250,000 /Highway Fund Bill Summary for HB4061 / *SB4088 Under present law, a person who intends to apply to take real property by eminent domain, and enters upon the land of another for the purpose of making the requisite examinations and surveys, and doing no unnecessary injury, is liable only for the actual damage done, and, if sued, the plaintiff's recovery is limited to only as much costs as damages. This bill replaces present law with a prohibition against any petitioner entering on land sought to be taken by eminent domain for any [...]

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