(a) Any person whose property is proposed to be taken, interfered with, injured, or assessed for benefits under any of the provisions of this chapter, who is dissatisfied with the amount of damages awarded to such person for the taking of or interference with such person’s property, with the valuation set on such person’s property to be condemned, or with the amount of the assessment or benefits to any property affected by the proceedings, shall appear at the hearing or file with the governing body, at any time before the hearing, such person’s objections to the damages awarded or benefits assessed.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-84-411

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Governing body: means the council or commission or other municipal body exercising general legislative power in the municipality or any county legislative body. See Tennessee Code 7-84-103
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Any such person may appear at the hearing, in person or by attorney, and the governing body shall then consider the assessment roll and the schedule of damages and hear the objectors, or their representatives, and shall adjourn the hearing from time to time as may be necessary.
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