Property owner or interested person may appear in validation proceedings -- Failure to appear.

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  • (1) An owner of property within the district or a person interested in a contract or proposed contract that is the subject of a validation petition may appear and answer or otherwise plead in response to the validation petition:
    • (a) at any time before the hearing under Section 17B-1-1203; or
    • (b) within any additional period of time that the district court allows.
  • (2) If a person fails to appear and answer or otherwise plead in the time allowed under Subsection (1):
    • (a) the allegations of the validation petition shall be considered admitted by that person; and
    • (b) that person may not participate in the validation proceedings.




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