PRINTER'S NO. 549
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
523
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY DAY, R. BROWN, T. DAVIS, HELM, MOUL, NEILSON,
POLINCHOCK AND ROWE, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1836 (P.L.551, No.169), entitled
"An act relating to roads, highways and bridges," further
providing for repair of private roads.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 15 of the act of June 13, 1836 (P.L.551,
No.169), referred to as the General Road Law, is amended to
read:
Section 15. Repair of private roads
(a) All private roads shall be opened, fenced and kept in
repair by and at the expense of the person or persons
respectively at whose request the same were granted and laid
out, and by their heirs and assigns.
(b) When more than one person enjoys a common benefit from a
private road, each person shall contribute in proportion to the
amount of private road utilized to the cost of maintaining the
private road at the current level of improvement and shall have
the right to bring a civil action to enforce the requirement of
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this section.
(c) A person shall be exempt from contributing to the cost
of maintaining the private road under subsection (b) if the
person does not utilize the private road for primary access to
the person's property.
(d) This section shall not apply to private roads with a
written agreement or to private roads within a common interest
ownership community under 68 Pa.C.S. (relating to real and
personal property).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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