Compensation for Expenses of Inverse Condemnation

A court, rendering a judgment for the plaintiff in a proceeding awarding compensation for the actual physical taking of the real property by an instrumentality or agency of the government of Guam, or the instrumentality or agency thereof effecting a settlement of any such proceeding, shall, when required by federal law or by a federal grant contract governing the project or program, determine and award or allow to the plaintiff as a part of the judgment or settlement a sum which will reimburse the plaintiff for his reasonable costs, disbursements and expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal and engineering fees actually incurred because of the proceedings. SOURCE: GC § 13979.15 enacted by P.L. 12-148.