HB 2011 – Protects property owners

HB 2011 ensures greater accountability for government and quasi-government entities that seize private land through eminent domain. If a condemning entity fails to pay required property taxes for two years, the former owner has the right to buy back the land. This creates a strong incentive for entities to maintain financial responsibility and discourages the unnecessary or careless seizure of private property. The bill empowers property owners by granting them the ability to monitor tax compliance and act early to reclaim land. It promotes limited government by returning unused or mismanaged land to private hands.