A condemnor may take possession of property: (1) at any time upon receipt of written consent of the record owner or owners of fee simple title to the property; (2) upon payment to the owner of mutually agreed compensation; (3) upon deposit with the clerk of court in the county in which the property to be condemned is situated, the amount stated in the Condemnation Notice as just compensation for the property, the amount having been determined by the condemnor pursuant to Section 28-2-70(a) before initiating the action; (4) upon payment to the owner or deposit with the clerk of court of the amount determined by the appraisal panel or awarded by the judgment in the condemnation action. HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 173, Section 1.
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