Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§4602 Effect upon property acquisition
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 61— - UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION POLICIES FOR FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 4602
Summary
It says section 4651 does not give anyone new rights and does not change the validity of property bought or taken by the government. Also, in any government taking of property, you cannot claim any value or damage that did not exist before January 2, 1971.
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Title 42, §4602
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(a)The provisions of section 4651 of this title create no rights or liabilities and shall not affect the validity of any property acquisitions by purchase or condemnation.
(b)Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating in any condemnation proceedings brought under the power of eminent domain, any element of value or of damage not in existence immediately prior to January 2, 1971.
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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 91–646, Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1894, known as the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 4601 of this title and Tables.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 4602
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73