Posted: | December 1, 2022 09:38 AM |
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From: | Senator Doug Mastriano |
To: | All Senate members |
Subject: | Establishing the Landowner Bill of Rights |
In the near future, I will introduce legislation that will direct the Office of the Attorney General to create a Landowner Bill of Rights in cases where a property is condemned and /or under eminent domain authority. Presently, PA laws regarding compensation and due process for property acquired under such circumstances is often difficult to locate and understand by property owners. The Attorney General’s office should ensure that proper notification and rights of the individual property owner are not forfeited due to a lack of information and communications on the part of the commonwealth. The Landowner Bill of Rights will state that the property owner must be notified of the following rights:
I hope you will join me in co-sponsoring this legislation. If you have any questions regarding this bill, please contact Joshua Herman in my office at jherman@pasen.gov |
Introduced as SB369