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Last action · February 7, 2025

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Introduced February 5, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB353

AN ACT relating to eminent domain.

Create new sections of KRS 99.700 to 99.730 to allow a commission or alternative government entity to obtain an administrative warrant to inspect blighted or abandoned properties; require commissions and alternative government entities to exercise the power of eminent domain in accordance with KRS 99.700 to 99.730; amend KRS 99.705 to define "abandoned property"; redefine "blighted property"; amend KRS 99.720 to require two notices of local code violations prior to certification of a property as…

Courts Eminent Domain and Condemnation Local Government Nuisances Property Cities Civil Actions Civil Procedure Counties

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This bill changes the rules for how Kentucky governments can take private property through eminent domain, especially when dealing with blighted or abandoned properties. It adds new requirements such as two notices of code violations before a property can be labeled blighted or abandoned, mandatory public hearings before any taking can begin, and a requirement that the government prove the taking is necessary. It also tightens the definition of "public use" and removes certain exceptions…

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