21 Guam Code Ann. § 17115
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Terms Used In 21 Guam Code Ann. § 17115
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
A court having jurisdiction over a proceeding instituted by an instrumentality or agency of the government of Guam to acquire real property by condemnation shall, when required by federal law or by a federal grant contract governing the project or program, award the owner of any right, title or interest in the real property, a sum which will reimburse the owner for his reasonable costs, disbursements and expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal and engineering fees actually incurred because of the condemnation proceedings if:
(a) The final judgment in the proceeding is that the said instrumentality or agency cannot acquire the real property by condemnation; or
(a) The final judgment in the proceeding is that the said instrumentality or agency cannot acquire the real property by condemnation; or
(b) The proceeding is abandoned by the said instrumentality or agency.
SOURCE: GC § 13979.14 enacted by P.L. 12-148.