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An act to amend Section 1263.025 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to eminent domain. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST Existing law, the Eminent Domain Law, authorizes a public entity to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property for a public use, as specified. Existing law entitles the owner of a property acquired by eminent domain to specified compensation. Existing law requires a public entity to pay reasonable costs, not to exceed $5,000, of an independent appraisal ordered by the owner of a property that the public entity offers to purchase under the threat of eminent domain. This bill would increase the limitation on the reasonable costs of an independent appraisal to $8,000. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1263.025 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended to read: 1263.025. (a) A public entity shall offer to pay the reasonable costs of an independent appraisal ordered by the owner of a property that the public entity offers to purchase under a threat of eminent domain, at the time the public entity makes the offer to purchase the property. The independent appraisal shall be conducted by an appraiser licensed by the Office of Real Estate Appraisers. (b) For purposes of this section, “reasonable costs of an independent appraisal” shall not exceed eight thousand dollars ($8,000). (c) For purposes of this section, an offer to purchase a property “under a threat of eminent domain” is an offer to purchase a property pursuant to any of the following: (1) Eminent domain. (2) Following adoption of a resolution of necessity for the property pursuant to Section 1240.040. (3) Following a statement that the public entity may take the property by eminent domain.
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