State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Maryland > Education > Title-4 > Subtitle-1 > 4-119§ 4-119. Condemnation.
(a) Acquisition of land by condemnation.- A county board may bring condemnation proceedings to acquire land under Title 12 of the Real Property Article if:
(1) Land is required for any school purpose; and
(2) The county board is unable to contract with the owner of the land for what the board considers to be a fair valuation.
(b) Assistance of county commissioners or county council.- The county board may ask the county commissioners or county council to assist it in bringing condemnation proceedings.
[An. Code 1957, art. 77, §§ 51, 56D; 1978, ch. 22, § 2; 1996, ch. 10, § 16; 1997, ch. 105, § 1.]
