82.14 Acquiring rights to land; damages from discontinuance. - Wisconsin Statutes

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82.14

82.14 Acquiring rights to land; damages from discontinuance.

82.14(1)

(1) Unless the acquisition can be made by mutual agreement, the town board shall utilize the procedures under s. 32.05 to acquire rights to land for the purpose of laying out or altering a town highway.

82.14(2)

(2) If lands acquired by contract for highway purposes are encumbered, and the owners of the fee and of the encumbrance do not agree on the allocation of any damages to be paid due to the taking, the damages may be paid to the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the land is located. Upon the application of any interested party and upon not less than 5 days' written notice to the other party, the court may apportion the damages paid to the clerk among the parties.

82.14(3)

(3) An owner of property abutting on a discontinued highway whose property is damaged by the discontinuance may recover damages as provided in ch. 32.

82.14 - ANNOT.

History: 2003 a. 214 ss. 82, 164.

82.14 - ANNOT.

NOTE: 2003 Wis. Act 214, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.

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Statutes > Wisconsin > 82 > 82.14

82.14

82.14 Acquiring rights to land; damages from discontinuance.

82.14(1)

(1) Unless the acquisition can be made by mutual agreement, the town board shall utilize the procedures under s. 32.05 to acquire rights to land for the purpose of laying out or altering a town highway.

82.14(2)

(2) If lands acquired by contract for highway purposes are encumbered, and the owners of the fee and of the encumbrance do not agree on the allocation of any damages to be paid due to the taking, the damages may be paid to the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the land is located. Upon the application of any interested party and upon not less than 5 days' written notice to the other party, the court may apportion the damages paid to the clerk among the parties.

82.14(3)

(3) An owner of property abutting on a discontinued highway whose property is damaged by the discontinuance may recover damages as provided in ch. 32.

82.14 - ANNOT.

History: 2003 a. 214 ss. 82, 164.

82.14 - ANNOT.

NOTE: 2003 Wis. Act 214, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.

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82.14

82.14 Acquiring rights to land; damages from discontinuance.

82.14(1)

(1) Unless the acquisition can be made by mutual agreement, the town board shall utilize the procedures under s. 32.05 to acquire rights to land for the purpose of laying out or altering a town highway.

82.14(2)

(2) If lands acquired by contract for highway purposes are encumbered, and the owners of the fee and of the encumbrance do not agree on the allocation of any damages to be paid due to the taking, the damages may be paid to the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the land is located. Upon the application of any interested party and upon not less than 5 days' written notice to the other party, the court may apportion the damages paid to the clerk among the parties.

82.14(3)

(3) An owner of property abutting on a discontinued highway whose property is damaged by the discontinuance may recover damages as provided in ch. 32.

82.14 - ANNOT.

History: 2003 a. 214 ss. 82, 164.

82.14 - ANNOT.

NOTE: 2003 Wis. Act 214, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.