HB 858 -- Eminent Domain Proceedings

Sponsor:  Hobbs

This bill requires that a condemning authority provide a property
owner with a written summary of the owner's rights before
negotiations to acquire the property begin.  Upon receipt of the
summary, persons may employ an appraiser of their choice to
appraise the property, which will be used to negotiate for the
acquisition of the property.  If the parties fail to reach an
agreement on the value of the property, the action will proceed
to trial before a panel of three disinterested commissioners.
One of the disinterested commissioners will be the county
assessor for the county in which the property is located or a
deputy county assessor appointed by the county assessor.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:20 pm