# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 26. Public Drainage Associations

### Subtitle 6. Rights-of-Way, Easements, and Condemnation

#### Section 26-602

If a landowner refuses to accept the damages awarded to the landowner by the board of viewers and approved by the county commissioners or county council and refuses the necessary access to the landowner's land, the board of managers may begin condemnation proceedings under Title 12 of the Real Property Article to acquire a right-of-way.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)