PRINTER'S NO. 932
No. 772 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY KUKOVICH, JUNE 6, 2003
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JUNE 6, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, requiring certain notice
3 by local agency.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 8503. Notice regarding grant of easement or right-of-way.
9 A governmental or municipal subdivision or agency that seeks
10 to acquire an interest in real estate, including, but not
11 limited to, an easement or right-of-way, shall post at the
12 beginning of the transfer document the following language,
13 substituting accurate information for the generic phrases in
14 parentheses and in substantially this form:
15 NOTICE OF INTENDED CONVEYANCE
16 The (governmental or municipal) (agency or subdivision)
17 seeks to acquire a(n) (easement) (right-of-way) (other
18 property entitlement) from you. You are not required to
1 grant this conveyance. By signing this document, you
2 could be irrevocably granting or surrendering important
3 legal rights and/or valuable property interests, and you
4 could be waiving or compromising your rights to receive
5 suitable monetary compensation for the conveyance. You
6 should take this document to and review it with your
7 lawyer before deciding whether to sign it. If you do not
8 have an attorney, go to or telephone the office set forth
9 below to find out where you can get legal assistance.
10 _______________________________________
11 (Name of local bar association referral service)
12 _______________________________________
13 (Address)
14 _______________________________________
15 (Telephone Number)
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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