49 CFR 24.107 : Transportation (§ 1.1 To Parts 1581-1699) — (§ 1.1 To Appendix To Subtitle A) — Office Of The Secretary Of Transportation (§ 1.1 To Appendix To Subtitle A) — Uniform Relocation Assistance And Real Property Acquisition For Federal And Federally-Assisted Programs (§ 24.1 To Appendix B To Part 24) — Real Property Acquisition (§ 24.101 To § 24.108) — Certain litigation expenses.

The owner of the real property shall be reimbursed for any reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees, which the owner actually incurred because of a condemnation proceeding, if:

(a) The final judgment of the court is that the Agency cannot acquire the real property by condemnation;

(b) The condemnation proceeding is abandoned by the Agency other than under an agreed-upon settlement; or

(c) The court having jurisdiction renders a judgment in favor of the owner in an inverse condemnation proceeding or the Agency effects a settlement of such proceeding.