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26 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 501 (2026)

 Agreement as to damages.

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CHAPTER 5

PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING DAMAGES

 

Sec.

501.  Agreement as to damages.

502.  Petition for appointment of viewers.

503.  View.

504.  Appointment of viewers.

505.  Service of notice of view and hearing.

506.  Additional condemnees, mortgagees and intervention.

507.  Joint claims.

508.  Appointment of trustee or guardian ad litem.

509.  Furnishing of plans to viewers.

510.  Powers of viewers.

511.  Administrative matters for viewers' hearings.

512.  Report of viewers.

513.  Disagreement.

514.  Filing of report of viewers.

515.  Reports.

516.  Right of appeal.

517.  Appeals.

518.  Disposition of appeal.

519.  Allocation of damages.

520.  Waiver of viewers' proceedings and termination by stipulation.

521.  Liens and distribution of damages.

522.  Payment into court and distribution.

 

Enactment.  Chapter 5 was added May 4, 2006, P.L.112, No.34, effective in 120 days.

§ 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 proceed to have those parts or items not agreed upon assessed as provided in this chapter. The condemnor may make payment of any part or item agreed upon.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: William Schenk & Sons v. Northampton, Bucks Cnty., Mun. Auth., 97 A.3d 820 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2014).
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William Schenk & Sons v. Northampton, Bucks Cnty., Mun. Auth., 97 A.3d 820 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2014). “The trial court alternatively concluded that Section 501 of the Code, 26 Pa.C.S. § 501, also authorized the Authority to settle with property owners before proceeding to the appointment of a board of viewers.”
G. Pignetti & J. Pignetti v. DOT (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2023). “” See 26 Pa.C.S. §§ 501, 502. The condemnor may then oppose the appointment of viewers by filing preliminary objections.”
In Re: Condemn by City of Phila. Airport Bus. Ctr. (Pa. 2026). “See 26 Pa.C.S. § 501. This provision of the Code has remained virtually untouched over the years.”
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