(a) The owner of property acquired by eminent domain is entitled to compensation as provided in this chapter.
§ 1263.010.Owner of Property Acquired Entitled to Compensation
Title 7. Eminent Domain Law · Chapter 9. Compensation · Article 1. General Provisions · Enacted 1975 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1263.010 establishes that an owner whose property is taken by eminent domain is entitled to compensation, preserves any other statutory rights the owner may have, and bars double recovery for the same loss under multiple compensation statutes.
Full Text of § 1263.010
(b) Nothing in this chapter affects any rights the owner of property acquired by eminent domain may have under any other statute. In any case where two or more statutes provide compensation for the same loss, the person entitled to compensation may be paid only once for that loss.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1263.010 opens Chapter 9 with the basic promise behind eminent domain: when the government takes property, the owner gets paid for it. That right to compensation runs throughout the rest of this chapter, which works out exactly how much the owner is owed and when.
The section also makes clear this chapter isn't the only source of an owner's rights. Whatever other statutes might separately entitle the owner to relief remain intact. But that protection has a limit built into it: if two or more statutes would each pay for the same loss, the owner collects only once. The chapter guards against duplicate compensation, not against compensation itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Section 1263.010 guarantee compensation for a property owner in eminent domain?
Yes. Section 1263.010(a) entitles the owner of property acquired by eminent domain to compensation as provided in this chapter.
Can an owner recover under this chapter and another statute for the same loss?
No. Section 1263.010(b) allows an owner to be paid only once when multiple statutes provide compensation for the same loss.
Does this chapter replace other rights an owner might have?
No. Nothing in this chapter affects any other rights the owner may have under a different statute.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1275.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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