§ 45-32-22 - Further proceedings as to redevelopment – Actions to contest validity. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 45-32-22

   § 45-32-22  Further proceedings as toredevelopment – Actions to contest validity. – Upon the adoption of the redevelopment plan, further proceedings with referenceto the redevelopment of the project area may be commenced immediately by theagency. Actions to contest the validity of the proceedings prescribed by§§ 45-32-11 – 45-32-21 must commence within thirty (30) daysafter the adoption of the redevelopment plan, and no action thereaftercommenced shall raise any question concerning the validity of the proceedingsand the adoption of the redevelopment plan provided for in the foregoingprovisions of this chapter and chapter 31 of this title. After the expirationof that period of thirty (30) days, the validity of the proceedings and theadoption of the redevelopment plan shall be conclusively presumed. Any petitionto stay the agency from proceeding with the redevelopment plan shall beassigned for hearing by the superior court of the county within which the landlies within seven (7) days from the date of filing, and all proceedings underthis chapter shall take precedence over all civil suits pending before thecourt. The court, after formal hearing, may deny the petition or enjoin theagency from proceeding further, in whole or in part, or may make another orderthat it deems appropriate.