Massachusetts S2449 grants property owners the right of first refusal to buy back their land if it is used for a different purpose than stated in the.
Massachusetts S2449 amends the General Laws to ensure that if property taken by eminent domain is used for a purpose other than that stated in the order of taking, the original owner or their heirs or assignees have the right of first refusal to purchase the property back. The bill also mandates good faith negotiations between the board of officers and the property owner to amend the original order of taking if the property is not being used for the stated purpose. This applies to real property currently held by a body politic or corporate taken by eminent domain.
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