Okla. Stat. tit. 27, § 27-10
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Reimbursement of owner for expenses after acquisition
Official statutory text
Any person, agency or other entity acquiring real property for
public use under the laws of this state shall, as soon as
practicable after the date of payment of the purchase price or the
date of deposit into court of funds to satisfy the award of
compensation in a condemnation proceeding to acquire real property,
whichever is the earlier, reimburse the owner for expenses he
necessarily incurred for:
1. Recording fees, transfer taxes and similar expenses
incidental to conveying such real property;
2. Penalty costs for prepayment for any preexisting recorded
mortgage entered into in good faith encumbering such real property;
and
3. The pro rata portion of real property taxes paid which are
allocable to a period subsequent to the date of vesting title in the
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acquiring entity, or the effective date of possession of such real
property by the acquiring entity, whichever is the earlier.
public use under the laws of this state shall, as soon as
practicable after the date of payment of the purchase price or the
date of deposit into court of funds to satisfy the award of
compensation in a condemnation proceeding to acquire real property,
whichever is the earlier, reimburse the owner for expenses he
necessarily incurred for:
1. Recording fees, transfer taxes and similar expenses
incidental to conveying such real property;
2. Penalty costs for prepayment for any preexisting recorded
mortgage entered into in good faith encumbering such real property;
and
3. The pro rata portion of real property taxes paid which are
allocable to a period subsequent to the date of vesting title in the
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acquiring entity, or the effective date of possession of such real
property by the acquiring entity, whichever is the earlier.
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