Terms Used In Idaho Code 58-1105

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Should an owner of real property be required to bring an action against the department, a political subdivision, or an agency for the taking of real property by such department, political subdivision, or agency, and prevail in such action, the court may award, or the department, political subdivision, or agency may pay, the plaintiff such sum as will in the opinion of the court or the department, political subdivision, or agency reimburse such plaintiff for his reasonable costs, disbursements, and expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees, actually incurred because of the proceeding.