US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

 
    §  5-364  Vesting  of  title; removal of buildings. a. On entry of the
  order and filing of the acquisition map, the city shall  be  and  become
  seized in fee of all those parcels of real estate which are shown on the
  map  hereinbefore  referred  to made by the commissioner of which it has
  been determined by the commissioner that the fee shall be acquired,  and
  shall  be entitled to take and hold such interest in the parcels of land
  in which it has been determined that the fee shall not be  acquired,  as
  has  been  shown on such map and described in the petition. The city may
  upon satisfaction of the requirements of the  eminent  domain  procedure
  law,  take  possession  of  the  lands shown on such map, or any part or
  parts thereof.
    b. The buildings  or  improvements  thereon,  however,  shall  not  be
  removed  or disturbed within one year from the date of the completion of
  notice of entry of the order as required by section five hundred two  of
  the eminent domain procedure law unless ten days' notice is given to the
  owner or to the owner's attorney, of the intention to make such removal,
  and  affording  the  owner an opportunity to examine the property with a
  justice of the court and such witnesses as the owner may desire. If  the
  owner  of  the property cannot be found with due diligence, and there is
  no attorney  representing  the  property  or  parcel,  before  removing,
  disturbing  or  destroying  any  of  the  buildings or improvements, the
  representatives of the city  or  the  corporation  counsel  shall  cause
  measurements  to be made of the buildings and photographs to be taken of
  the exterior views thereof, which measurements and photographs shall  be
  at  the  disposition,  thereafter,  of  the  claimant  or the claimant's
  attorney in case such claimant or attorney shall appear and  demand  the
  same before the claim shall have been tried.