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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 40A-63 (2026)

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The determination of the amount of compensation shall reflect the value of the property immediately prior to the filing of the petition under G.S. 40A-20 or the complaint under G.S. 40A-41 and except as provided in the following sections shall not reflect an increase or decrease due to the condemnation. The day of the filing of a petition or complaint shall be the date of valuation of the interest taken. (1981, c. 919, s. 1.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1982–1998 · leading case: Ferrell v. Dep't of Transp., 435 S.E.2d 309 (N.C. 1993).
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Ferrell v. Dep't of Transp., 435 S.E.2d 309 (N.C. 1993). · cites it 9× “The day of the filing of a petition or complaint shall be the date of valuation of the interest taken.”
Dare Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Sakaria, 492 S.E.2d 369 (N.C. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 5× “Significantly, the General Assembly undertook to codify “date of taking” regarding valuation in N.C.G.S. § 40A-63 (1984), clearly stating “[t]he day of filing of a petition or complaint shall be the date of valuation.”
Ferrell v. Dep't of Transp., 407 S.E.2d 601 (N.C. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 9× “N.C.G.S. § 40A-63; N.C.G.S. § 40A-65. See also Barnes v.”
City of Durham v. Woo, 497 S.E.2d 457 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “shall not reflect an increase or decrease due to the condemnation. The day of the filing of a petition or complaint shall be the date of valuation of the interest taken.”
Greensboro-High Point Airport Auth. v. Irvin, 293 S.E.2d 149 (N.C. 1982). “40A-20 or the complaint under G.S. 40A-41 and except as provided in the following sections shall not reflect an increase or decrease due to the condemnation.”
Greensboro-high Point Airport Auth. v. Irvin, 293 S.E.2d 149 (N.C. 1982). “Of interest, though not applicable to this case, is the current provision of Chapter 40A dealing with valuation for purposes of determining just compensation which reads as follows: § 40A-63. In general. The determination of the amount of compensation shall reflect the value of…”
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