New York Eminent Domain Procedure Law Article 5 - PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING JUST COMPENSATION

• 501 - Jurisdiction.
  (A) The court of claims shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all claims arising from the acquisition of real property by or in...
• 502 - Service of Notice of Acquisition.
  (A) In all acquisitions in which the court of claims has jurisdiction under subdivision (A) of section five hundred one, and provided certification pursuant to...
• 503 - Filing and Service of Claims; Notice of Appearance.
  (A) In a claim for damages arising from the acquisition of real property under subdivision (A) of section five hundred one herein, a condemnee shall...
• 504 - Content of Claim, or Notice of Appearance.
  The claim, or notice of appearance shall include: (A) the name and post office address of the condemnee; (B) reasonable identification by reference to the...
• 505 - Proof of Title; Conflicting Claims.
  (A) Each condemnor shall receive proof of title to property acquired together with proof of liens or encumbrances thereon, prior to trial. (B) Where a...
• 506 - Note of Issue; Statement of Readiness.
  In all acquisitions under subdivision (B) of section five hundred one, the condemnor after expiration of the period of time provided pursuant to subdivision (B)...
• 507 - Answer; Affirmative Defenses.
  In all acquisitions under subdivision (A) of section five hundred one the condemnor shall not be required to interpose an answer or plead affirmative defenses.
• 508 - Filing of Appraisals; Reports of Other Expert Witnesses.
  In all proceedings hereunder, the respective judicial departments and the court of claims, shall adopt rules governing the time for filing and exchange of the...
• 509 - Pretrial Conferences.
  Upon the call of the trial calendar the justice or judge presiding may prepare a pretrial conference calendar of proceedings. A pretrial conference may be...
• 510 - View.
  (A) The trial court shall view the property in all claims, unless waived by stipulation of the parties. The parties to the suit or claim,...
• 511 - Joint or Consolidated Trials.
  (A) In proceedings under subdivision (A) of section five hundred one, two or more acquisition claims arising from the same project may, at the discretion...
• 512 - Decision of the Court.
  The court, after hearing the testimony and weighing the evidence, shall determine the compensation due the condemnees for damages as the result of the acquisition....
• 513 - Judgment.
  The decision of the court shall direct preparation and entry of an appropriate judgment.
• 514 - Interest; Suspension.
  (A) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, a condemnee shall be entitled to lawful interest from the date of acquisition to the date of...

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