Any answer or other pleading filed by the owner in response to the summons shall be filed on or before the twenty (20) days after date of service and shall be confined solely to the question of the right of the petitioner to condemn the property sought to be condemned, but without prejudice to the owner's right to except from the amount of the compensation awarded in the manner provided in KRS 416.540 to 416.670.

Effective: April 13, 2026

History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 112, sec. 8, effective April 13, 2026. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 8.