Okla. Stat. tit. 27, § 27-17
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Resale of surplus eminent domain property
Official statutory text
A. In the event that a portion of the total amount of real
property taken by eminent domain under the procedures set forth in
Title 27 of the Oklahoma Statutes for a public purpose as described
in Section 9 of Title 27 of the Oklahoma Statutes is not used for
the purposes for which it was condemned or for another public use by
the agency or other entity which acquired the real property, the
portion of the real property that is not used shall be declared
surplus and shall be first offered for resale to the person from
whom the property was taken or the heirs of the person at the
appraised value or the original price at which the acquiring agency
or entity purchased that portion of the property, whichever is less.
B. For purposes of complying with subsection A of this section,
the agency or entity which acquired the real property by
condemnation shall notify the former landowner of the right of first
refusal by sending notice by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the last-known address of the person as provided by
the person. If the mail is returned as not subject to delivery or
the former landowner is deceased, notice of the right of first
refusal shall be provided by publication in a newspaper of general
circulation in the community where the real property is located.
The notice shall contain the name of the former landowner and a
legal description of the surplus property. If the offer to
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repurchase is not accepted within ninety (90) days from the date of
notice or if the offer to repurchase is not accepted from the date
the resale price on the property is determined, the property may
then be sold at public sale.
C. This section shall not apply to conveyances for
redevelopment under Sections 38-101 through 38-123 of Title 11 of
the Oklahoma Statutes.
property taken by eminent domain under the procedures set forth in
Title 27 of the Oklahoma Statutes for a public purpose as described
in Section 9 of Title 27 of the Oklahoma Statutes is not used for
the purposes for which it was condemned or for another public use by
the agency or other entity which acquired the real property, the
portion of the real property that is not used shall be declared
surplus and shall be first offered for resale to the person from
whom the property was taken or the heirs of the person at the
appraised value or the original price at which the acquiring agency
or entity purchased that portion of the property, whichever is less.
B. For purposes of complying with subsection A of this section,
the agency or entity which acquired the real property by
condemnation shall notify the former landowner of the right of first
refusal by sending notice by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the last-known address of the person as provided by
the person. If the mail is returned as not subject to delivery or
the former landowner is deceased, notice of the right of first
refusal shall be provided by publication in a newspaper of general
circulation in the community where the real property is located.
The notice shall contain the name of the former landowner and a
legal description of the surplus property. If the offer to
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repurchase is not accepted within ninety (90) days from the date of
notice or if the offer to repurchase is not accepted from the date
the resale price on the property is determined, the property may
then be sold at public sale.
C. This section shall not apply to conveyances for
redevelopment under Sections 38-101 through 38-123 of Title 11 of
the Oklahoma Statutes.
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