CHAPTER III : Declaration of a plot as abandoned

When, in a commune, buildings, parts of buildings, private roads with a public right of way, installations and land without a habitual occupant are clearly no longer maintained, the mayor initiates the procedure for declaring the parcel concerned to be in a state of manifest abandonment.

Within the perimeter of a territorial revitalisation operation, the manifest abandonment of part of a building is established when works have blocked access to this part. The procedure provided for in articles L. 2243-2 to L. 2243-4 is applicable.

The mayor will issue a provisional report stating that a plot of land is in a state of manifest abandonment, after the plot has been identified and a search has been made in the property register or land registry for the owners, holders of rights in rem and other interested parties. The provisional report of manifest abandonment is posted for three months at the town hall and on the sites…

At the end of a period of three months from the completion of the publicity measures and notifications provided for in Article L. 2243-2, the mayor shall draw up a final report stating that the plot of land is in a state of manifest abandonment; this report shall be made available to the public. The mayor refers the matter to the municipal council, which decides whether to declare the parcel…

The expropriation of buildings, parts of buildings, private roads with a public right of way, installations and land that have been declared to be in a state of manifest abandonment may be pursued under the conditions set out in this article. The mayor puts together a file presenting the simplified public acquisition project, as well as a summary assessment of its cost, which is made available to the public, for…