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P11-1:-: ,?3- <br /> 17 <br /> • <br /> • <br /> 40A-11. Right of entry prior to condemnation.; <br /> Any condemnor without having filed a petition or coup' nt. <br /> depositing any sum or taking any other action provided fbr m is <br /> Chapter, is authorized to enter upon any lands,but not <br /> to make surveys, borings, examinations, and appraisals es be <br /> necaneary or expedient in carrying out and performing its rich or <br /> duties under this Chapter. The condemnor shall give 30 days 'co <br /> in writing to the owner at his last known address and the pertY in <br /> poawesion of the land of the intended entry authorised by this <br /> tion. <br /> Entry under this section shall not be deemed a traipses or taliiing <br /> within the meaning of this Chapter, however, the condemnor <br /> make reimbursement for any damage resulting from such activities, <br /> and the owner is entitled to bring an action to recover for the 4m- <br /> . <br /> age lithe owner recovers damages of twenty•five nt(MI over <br /> the amount offered by the condemnor for reimbursement for( its <br /> activities the court,in its discretion,may award reaenabie attorney <br /> fiesta the owner. (1981, c. 919, s. 1.) <br />