26 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 5 - Procedure For Determining Damages

• Chapter Notes
• Section 501 - Agreement As To Damages
  At any stage of the proceedings, the condemnor and the condemnee may agree upon all or any part or item of the damages and...
• Section 502 - Petition For Appointment Of Viewers
  (a) Contents of petition.--A condemnor, condemnee or displaced person may file a petition requesting the appointment of viewers, setting forth: (1) A caption designating...
• Section 503 - View
  In every proceeding: (1) At least one of the viewers appointed shall be an attorney at law who shall be chairman of the board...
• Section 504 - Appointment Of Viewers
  (a) Court to appoint.-- (1) Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of viewers, the court, unless preliminary objections to the validity...
• Section 505 - Service Of Notice Of View And Hearing
  (a) General rule.--Notice of the view and hearing shall be served, within or without this Commonwealth, by any competent adult in the same manner...
• Section 506 - Additional Condemnees, Mortgagees And Intervention
  (a) Identification.--The condemnee, at or before the hearing at which the claim is presented, shall furnish the viewers and the condemnor with the names...
• Section 507 - Joint Claims
  (a) Required.--The claims of all the owners of the condemned property, including joint tenants, tenants in common, life tenants, remaindermen, owners of easements or...
• Section 508 - Appointment Of Trustee Or Guardian Ad Litem
  The court on its own motion may, or on petition of any party in interest shall, appoint a trustee ad litem or guardian ad...
• Section 509 - Furnishing Of Plans To Viewers
  (a) Duty of condemnor.--The condemnor shall provide the viewers at or before the view with a plan showing the entire property involved, the improvements,...
• Section 510 - Powers Of Viewers
  (a) Proceedings.-- (1) The viewers may adjourn the proceedings from time to time. Upon request of the viewers or a party, the court which...
• Section 511 - Administrative Matters For Viewers' Hearings
  (a) Facilities.--All viewers' hearings shall be held publicly in a suitable place within the county designated by the court. (b) Stenographic notes.--Whenever in the...
• Section 512 - Report Of Viewers
  The viewers shall file a report which shall include in brief and concise paragraph form: (1) The date of their appointment as viewers. (2)...
• Section 513 - Disagreement
  If a majority of the viewers do not agree on a decision, three new viewers shall be appointed by the court upon application of...
• Section 514 - Filing Of Report Of Viewers
  (a) Time period for filing.--The viewers shall file their report within 30 days of their final hearing or within 30 days from the filing...
• Section 515 - Reports
  (a) Multiple properties or claims.--The viewers may include in one report one or more properties or claims under section 902 (relating to moving and...
• Section 516 - Right Of Appeal
  (a) Extent of right.-- (1) Any party aggrieved by the decision of the viewers may appeal to the court. The appeal shall raise all...
• Section 517 - Appeals
  (a) Contents.--The appeal shall set forth: (1) The name of appellant and appellee. (2) A brief description or identification of the property involved and...
• Section 518 - Disposition Of Appeal
  An appeal shall be disposed as follows: (1) All objections, other than to the amount of the award, raised by the appeal shall be...
• Section 519 - Allocation Of Damages
  (a) Severance damages.--Upon appeal from an award of viewers, the court upon the request of the plaintiff shall, after the jury or the court,...
• Section 520 - Waiver Of Viewers' Proceedings And Termination By Stipulation
  § 520. Waiver of viewers' proceedings and termination by stipulation. (a) Waiver of viewers' proceedings.--The condemnor and condemnee may, by written agreement filed with...
• Section 521 - Liens And Distribution Of Damages
  (a) Liens.-- (1) Damages payable to a condemnee under sections 701 (relating to just compensation; other damages) through 707 (relating to removal of machinery,...
• Section 522 - Payment Into Court And Distribution
  (a) Payment into court.-- (1) Upon refusal to accept payment of the damages or of the estimated just compensation under section 307 (relating to...

Last modified: October 8, 2016