Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

26 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 507 (2026)

  Joint claims.

✓ current as of May 2026
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§ 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 ground rents and all others having an interest in the property and the claims of all tenants, if any, of the property, shall be heard or tried together.

(b)  Apportionment of damages.--The award of the viewers or the verdict on appeal from the viewers shall, first, fix the total amount of damages for the property and, second, apportion the total amount of damages between or among the several claimants entitled to damages.

(c)  Separate hearings.--Claims for special damages under section 902 (relating to moving and related expenses of displaced persons) may be heard or tried separately.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Steen v. Pennsylvania Tpk. Comm'n, 3 A.3d 747 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010).
Steen v. Pennsylvania Tpk. Comm'n, 3 A.3d 747 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010). · cites it 4× “" 26 Pa.C.S. § 507(a). According to the Steens, the easement agreement defined the substantial property rights and interests vested in them, including the right to access the signs at all times, the right to have their signs remain on the property, the right to erect, use,…”
— 26 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 507(a) — 1 case
Steen v. Pennsylvania Tpk. Comm'n, 3 A.3d 747 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010). “" 26 Pa.C.S. § 507(a). According to the Steens, the easement agreement defined the substantial property rights and interests vested in them, including the right to access the signs at all times, the right to have their signs remain on the property, the right to erect, use,…”
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