49 C.F.R. § 24.107
Certain litigation expenses.
Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 24.107 (2026)
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.