§ 19:379 — Answer; delay for filing

§379. Answer; delay for filing
A. Where an entire lot, block, or tract of land is expropriated, any defendant may
apply for a trial to determine the measure of compensation by filing an answer within ninety
days from the date of service of the petition setting forth the amount claimed, including all
of the following:
(1) The value of each parcel expropriated and the amount of damages to the
remainder of the property, if any.
(2) A reasonable itemization of the damages claimed, if any.
B. Where a portion of a lot, block, or tract of land is expropriated, any defendant may
apply for a trial to determine the measure of compensation by filing an answer within one
year from the date of service of the petition setting forth the amount claimed, including all
of the following:
(1) The value of each parcel expropriated and the amount claimed as damages to the
remainder of his property, if any.
(2) A reasonable itemization of the damages claimed, if any.

Legislative History

Acts 2020, No. 229, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.