17C-1-905. Court award for court costs and attorney fees, relocation expenses, and damage to fixtures or personal property.
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Effective 5/10/2016
17C-1-905. Court award for court costs and attorney fees, relocation expenses, and damage to fixtures or personal property.
In an eminent domain action under this part, the court may award:
(1)costs and reasonable attorney fees to the condemnee if the amount of the court or jury award for the property exceeds the amount offered by the agency;
(2)a reasonable sum, as determined by the court or jury, as compensation for any costs or expenses relating to relocating:
(a)an owner who occupied the acquired property;
(b)a party conducting a business on the acquired property; or
(c)a person displaced from the property, as permitted by Title 57, Chapter 12, Utah Relocation Assistance Act ; and
(3)an amount to compensate for any fixtures or personal property that is:
(a)owned by the owner of the acquired property or by a person conducting a business on the acquired property; and
(b)damaged as a result of the acquisition or relocation.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 350 , 2016 General Session