Okla. Stat. tit. 27, § 27-18
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Landowner’s Bill of Rights
Official statutory text
A. The Attorney General shall prepare a written statement that
includes a "Landowner's Bill of Rights" for a property owner whose
real property may be acquired by a person, acquiring agency, or
other entity through the use of the entity's eminent domain
authority under this title or Title 66 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
The statement shall be made available to the public and written in
plain language designed to be easily understood by the average
property owner.
B. The Landowner's Bill of Rights shall notify each property
owner of the right to:
1. Notice of the proposed acquisition of the owner's property;
2. A bona fide good-faith effort to negotiate by the entity
proposing to acquire the property;
3. An assessment of damages to the owner that will result from
the taking of the property;
4. A hearing under this title, including a hearing on the
assessment of damages;
5. An appeal of a judgment in a condemnation proceeding,
including an appeal of an assessment of damages; and
6. First refusal or right of first offer if the acquired land
is ever sold by the state or any state agency or any person who
acquired the land through the use of eminent domain authority. If
the landowner chooses to exercise this right, the price would be the
lower of either the current market value or the price received by
the landowner under the eminent domain sale. This right shall be
available to the landowner in the original eminent domain sale and
to the first generation of heirs.
However, acquired land may be transferred to another state
agency without prompting the first refusal or right of first refusal
as provided in this paragraph.
C. The statement shall include:
1. The title "Landowner's Bill of Rights"; and
2. A description of:
a. the condemnation procedures provided by this title,
b. the condemning entity's obligations to the property
owner,
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c. the property owner's options during a condemnation,
including the property owner's right to object to and
appeal an amount of damages awarded, and
d. the property owner's right of first refusal or right
of first offer if the acquired land is ever sold by
the state or any state agency or any person who
acquired the land through the use of eminent domain
authority.
includes a "Landowner's Bill of Rights" for a property owner whose
real property may be acquired by a person, acquiring agency, or
other entity through the use of the entity's eminent domain
authority under this title or Title 66 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
The statement shall be made available to the public and written in
plain language designed to be easily understood by the average
property owner.
B. The Landowner's Bill of Rights shall notify each property
owner of the right to:
1. Notice of the proposed acquisition of the owner's property;
2. A bona fide good-faith effort to negotiate by the entity
proposing to acquire the property;
3. An assessment of damages to the owner that will result from
the taking of the property;
4. A hearing under this title, including a hearing on the
assessment of damages;
5. An appeal of a judgment in a condemnation proceeding,
including an appeal of an assessment of damages; and
6. First refusal or right of first offer if the acquired land
is ever sold by the state or any state agency or any person who
acquired the land through the use of eminent domain authority. If
the landowner chooses to exercise this right, the price would be the
lower of either the current market value or the price received by
the landowner under the eminent domain sale. This right shall be
available to the landowner in the original eminent domain sale and
to the first generation of heirs.
However, acquired land may be transferred to another state
agency without prompting the first refusal or right of first refusal
as provided in this paragraph.
C. The statement shall include:
1. The title "Landowner's Bill of Rights"; and
2. A description of:
a. the condemnation procedures provided by this title,
b. the condemning entity's obligations to the property
owner,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 27. Eminent Domain Page 11
c. the property owner's options during a condemnation,
including the property owner's right to object to and
appeal an amount of damages awarded, and
d. the property owner's right of first refusal or right
of first offer if the acquired land is ever sold by
the state or any state agency or any person who
acquired the land through the use of eminent domain
authority.
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