Release of restrictive use and reversionary covenants in City of Scranton, Lackawanna County

Act 100 of 2014, § 12, under CONVEYANCES - COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES.

Act 100 of 2014, § 12

Section 12. Release of restrictive use and reversionary covenants in City of Scranton, Lackawanna County.

(a) Authorization.--The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized on behalf of the Commonwealth to remove and release the restrictive use and reversionary covenants imposed on certain real property conveyed to Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc., by the Department of General Services pursuant to the authority contained in the act of February 14, 1980 (P.L.9, No.6), entitled "An act authorizing and directing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to convey to the Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc., a certain parcel of land together with a building erected thereon, situate in the City of Scranton, County of Lackawanna, Pennsylvania," on such terms, conditions and for consideration to be established in a legally binding agreement acceptable to the Secretary of General Services.

(b) Property description.--The restrictions to be released pursuant to subsection (a) are on a tract of land totaling approximately 0.50 acres more particularly described as follows:

All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate in the City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, described as follows:

Lots Number Twenty-three (23) and Twenty-four (24) in Square or Block Number Two Hundred Twenty-six (226) and situate upon a street called and known as Wyoming Avenue upon the plot of Scranton, intended to be duly registered and recorded, said lots being together eighty (80) feet in front and one hundred sixty-seven (167) feet in depth; and rectangular with an alley in the rear sixteen (16) feet wide for public use.

Containing approximately 0.50-acres of land.

Being the same property conveyed to Scranton Primary Health Care Center, Inc., by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Department of General Services, by its deed, dated August 1, 1980, and recorded in the Recorder of Deeds of Lackawanna County at Deed Book 228, Page 570 through Page 573.

(c) Form of release.--Any legal instruments necessary to remove and release the restrictive use and reversionary covenants shall be executed by the Secretary of General Services in the name of the Commonwealth.

(d) Costs.--Any costs and fees incidental to the removal of the restrictive use and reversionary covenants shall be borne by the grantee.

(e) Proceeds.--Proceeds received by the Department of General Services for the release of the restrictive use and reversionary covenants shall be deposited into the General Fund.