(1) In any proceeding initiated by an urban renewal authority, as defined in section 31-25-103, C.R.S., under the provisions of article 1 of this title, the petitioner or any respondent, at any time after the petition has been filed and before judgment is entered in the proceeding, may file a written verified motion requesting that, immediately or at some specified later date, the petitioner be vested with fee simple title, or some lesser estate, interest, or easement, as may be required, to the real property, or a specified portion thereof, which is the subject of the proceeding, and be authorized to take possession of and use such property. Any motion filed by any respondent shall affect, and be limited in application to, the property in which the said respondent has an interest. All the owners of property must join in any motion filed by any respondent under this section, unless one or more of the owners of record cannot by due diligence be found, in which instance this fact shall be stated in the motion.
(2) The motion described in subsection (1) of this section, referred to in this article as the "motion for vesting", shall set forth:
An accurate description of the property to which the motion relates and the estate orinterest sought to be acquired or divested; but, in any motion for vesting filed by any respondent, the interest sought to be divested shall be the interest described in the petition in eminent domain; and
The names of the owners of record of the property described in the motion for vesting; and
The date upon which it is requested that the estate or interest sought to be acquired ordivested shall vest in the petitioner and the date upon which it is requested that the petitioner shall be entitled to possession and use of the subject property.
Source: L. 69: p. 357, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 50-7-1.
Cross references: For the definition of an urban renewal authority, see § 31-25-103 (8.5); for proceedings and procedure for taking private property, see part 1 of article 1 of this title.