Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527 (2026)

Six year limitation.

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§ 5527. Six year limitation.

(a) Eminent domain.--

(1) (i) If a condemnor has filed a declaration of taking, a petition for the appointment of viewers for the assessment of damages under 26 Pa.C.S. (relating to eminent domain) must be filed within six years from the date on which the condemnor first made payment in accordance with 26 Pa.C.S. § 307(a) or (b) (relating to possession, right of entry and payment of compensation).

(ii) If payment is not required to be made under 26 Pa.C.S. § 307(a) to obtain possession, a petition for the appointment of viewers must be filed within six years of the filing of the declaration of taking.

(2) If the condemnor has not filed a declaration of taking, a petition for the appointment of viewers for the assessment of damages under 26 Pa.C.S. must be filed within six years from the date on which the asserted taking, injury or destruction of the property occurred or could reasonably have been discovered by the condemnee.

(b) Other civil action or proceeding.--Any civil action or proceeding which is neither subject to another limitation specified in this subchapter nor excluded from the application of a period of limitation by section 5531 (relating to no limitation) must be commenced within six years.

(Dec. 5, 1980, P.L.1104, No.189, eff. imd.; Dec. 20, 1982, P.L.1409, No.326, eff. 60 days; May 4, 2006, P.L.112, No.34, eff. 120 days)

2006 Amendment. Section 6(1) of Act 34 provided that Act 34 shall apply to all condemnations effected on or after the effective date of section 6. Section (6)(3) of Act 34 provided that the amendment of section 5527 shall apply only to causes of action which accrue after the effective date of section 6.

Cross References. Section 5527 is referred to in section 5527.2 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 224 cases (26 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Bailey v. Tucker, 621 A.2d 108 (Pa. 1993).

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Bailey v. Tucker, 621 A.2d 108 (Pa. 1993). · cites it 6× “42 Pa.C.S. § 5527. Thus, I would remand Bailey's action in assumpsit to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County for further proceedings.”

Romeo & Sons, Inc. v. P.C. Yezbak & Son, Inc., 652 A.2d 830 (Pa. 1995). · cites it 9× “The Superior Court, although correctly applying a six-year limitation period, erroneously concluded that 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527 (1982) controls this .scenario.”

In Re: Return of Pers. Prop. Appeal of: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by & through Twp. of Upper Darby, 180 A.3d 1288 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2018). · cites it 4× “Upon review, we conclude that common pleas erred in granting the Petition and instead should have dismissed it as it is barred by the six-year time limitation contained in Section 5527(b) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa. C.S. § 5527(b). 1 Thus, we reverse the Order and dismiss the…”

Gustine Uniontown Assocs., Ltd. v. Anthony Crane Rental, Inc., 842 A.2d 334 (Pa. 2004). · cites it 3× “The issue before this Court, which is one of first impression, is whether claims arising out of a written construction contract are subject to the Judicial Code’s residual, or “catch-all,” six-year period of limitations, see 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527, or the more specific four-year…”

Crouse v. Cyclops Indus., 745 A.2d 606 (Pa. 2000). · cites it 2× “42 Pa.C.S. § 5527. Because an action in promissory estoppel is not specifically provided for under any of the statute of limitations provisions in § 5525 or elsewhere, we must examine the nature of the doctrine to determine which statutory subsection applies.”

Commonwealth v. Allen, 107 A.3d 709 (Pa. 2014). · cites it 2× “Thus, to fill the void, the court held-the residual six-year limitations period of Section 5527(b) was applicable, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527(b), 5 and began to run at “the conclusion of the criminal ease in the trial court, whether by conviction, acquittal or withdrawal of the charges;…”

Pantuso Motors, Inc. v. Corestates Bank, 798 A.2d 1277 (Pa. 2002). · cites it 2× “§§ 5525(7) and (8) (pertaining to actions upon bonds, notes, written contracts, or similar instruments), or the residual six-year period set forth at Section 5527 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527. 6 In either case, they maintain, the action was timely, as it was brought…”

United Nat'l Ins. v. J.H. France Refractories Co., 668 A.2d 120 (Pa. 1995). · cites it 4× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527(6) (amended 1982). Under section 5527(6), Appellant's action would have been timely.”

Fazio v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 62 A.3d 396 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2012). · cites it 2× “Appellants contend that, there being no express limitation on private actions under the UTPCPL, and since their claims fall within the ambit of that statute, the six-year “catchall” limitations period of section 5527(6) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527(6), applies. We…”

Nelson v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 988 F. Supp. 527 (E.D. Pa. 1997). · cites it 4× “under Pennsylvania law an insured’s action for bad faith against an insurer under 42 Pa. Cons.Stat. Ann. § 8371 is subject to the two year statute of limitations .”

Packer Soc'y Hill Travel Agency, Inc. v. Presbyterian Univ. of Pennsylvania Med. Ctr., 635 A.2d 649 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1993). · cites it 3× “Thereafter, relying on the four year statute of limitations contained in 42 Pa.”

Poffenberger v. Goldstein, 776 A.2d 1037 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001). · cites it 2× “4 In 1985, the statute of limitations applicable to an action to set aside a tax sale was the six year’ period of limitations *1042 found at 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527. 5 As more than six years have passed since the 1985 sale, we conclude that the procedural regularity of that tax sale…”

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— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(1) — 1 case

Nat'l Union Fire Ins. v. Nicholas, 651 A.2d 1111 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1994).

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(2) — 17 cases

Bailey v. Tucker, 621 A.2d 108 (Pa. 1993). “42 Pa.C.S. § 5527. Thus, I would remand Bailey's action in assumpsit to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County for further proceedings.”

Murray v. Univ. of Pennsylvania Hosp., 490 A.2d 839 (Pa. 1985).

Moore v. McComsey, 459 A.2d 841 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1983).

Romeo & Sons, Inc. v. P.C. Yezbak & Son, Inc., 652 A.2d 830 (Pa. 1995). “The Superior Court, although correctly applying a six-year limitation period, erroneously concluded that 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527 (1982) controls this .scenario.”

Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp. v. Rockland Constr. Co., 448 A.2d 1047 (Pa. 1982).

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(2)(1980) — 1 case

Gustine Uniontown Assocs., Ltd. v. Anthony Crane Rental, Inc., 842 A.2d 334 (Pa. 2004). “The issue before this Court, which is one of first impression, is whether claims arising out of a written construction contract are subject to the Judicial Code’s residual, or “catch-all,” six-year period of limitations, see 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527, or the more specific four-year…”

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(3) — 1 case

Cnty. of Somerset v. George, 587 A.2d 360 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1991).

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(4) — 8 cases

Faleski v. Com., Dept. of Transp., 633 A.2d 1308 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1993).

Huss v. Commonwealth, 512 A.2d 1356 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1986).

Kraiser v. Horsham Twp., 455 A.2d 782 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1983).

Lando v. Urban Redevelopment Auth., 411 A.2d 1274 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1980).

Wyland v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 799 A.2d 954 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002).

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(6) — 35 cases

United Nat'l Ins. v. J.H. France Refractories Co., 668 A.2d 120 (Pa. 1995). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527(6) (amended 1982). Under section 5527(6), Appellant's action would have been timely.”

Fazio v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 62 A.3d 396 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2012). “Appellants contend that, there being no express limitation on private actions under the UTPCPL, and since their claims fall within the ambit of that statute, the six-year “catchall” limitations period of section 5527(6) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527(6), applies. We…”

Webster v. Great Am. Ins., 544 F. Supp. 609 (E.D. Pa. 1982).

Star v. Rosenthal, 884 F. Supp. 2d 319 (E.D. Pa. 2012).

Garcia v. Cmty. Legal Servs. Corp., 524 A.2d 980 (Pa. 1987).

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(a) — 2 cases

Condemnation by the Redevelopment Auth. of Fayette Cnty. of Certain Land In Brownsville Borough, Being Prop. of: Alpha Fin. Mortg., Inc., its Successors & assigns v. Redevelopment Auth. of Fayette Cnty., 152 A.3d 375 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016).

T.M. Bolick & E.B. Bolick v. NE Ind. Srvcs. Corp. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2023).

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(a)(1) — 1 case

In re Condemnation of Land at Rear of 700 Summit Avenue Jenkintown Pennsylvania, 95 A.3d 946 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2014).

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(a)(1)(i) — 3 cases

S.S. Cahoon v. Redevelopment Auth. of the City of Philadelphia (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016).

In re: Condemnation by Sunoco Pipeline L.P. ~ Appeal of: Vill. of Quaker Homeowners Assoc. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2024).

In re: Condemnation by Sunoco Pipeline L.P. ~ Appeal of: Hershey's Mill Homeowners Assoc. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2024).

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(a)(2) — 4 cases

In Re: Mountaintop Area Jt. Sanitary Auth. C. DeLuca v. Mountaintop Area Jt. Sanitary Auth., 166 A.3d 553 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017).

Lang v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 13 A.3d 1043 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2011).

R.D. Dysert v. Robinson Twp., Washington Cnty. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2020).

R.D. Dysert v. Robinson Twp., Washington Cnty. ~ Appeal of: R. D. Dysert (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2021).

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(a)(i) — 1 case

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(a)(ii)(2) — 1 case

Terrace Hous. Assocs., LTD (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 2023).

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(a)(l)(i) — 1 case

In re Condemnation of Land at Rear of 700 Summit Avenue Jenkintown Pennsylvania, 95 A.3d 946 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2014).

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5527(b) — 44 cases

In Re: Return of Pers. Prop. Appeal of: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by & through Twp. of Upper Darby, 180 A.3d 1288 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2018). “Upon review, we conclude that common pleas erred in granting the Petition and instead should have dismissed it as it is barred by the six-year time limitation contained in Section 5527(b) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa. C.S. § 5527(b). 1 Thus, we reverse the Order and dismiss the…”

Commonwealth v. Allen, 107 A.3d 709 (Pa. 2014). “Thus, to fill the void, the court held-the residual six-year limitations period of Section 5527(b) was applicable, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5527(b), 5 and began to run at “the conclusion of the criminal ease in the trial court, whether by conviction, acquittal or withdrawal of the charges;…”

In Re: Petition of A.M.M. v. The PA State Police, 194 A.3d 1114 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018).

Commonwealth v. Allen, 59 A.3d 677 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2012).

White Deer Twp. v. Napp, 985 A.2d 745 (Pa. 2009).

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