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Pennsylvania Statutes, Title 73

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Title 73, TOWNSHIPS

37 chapters · 378 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 73378 Ch 43, Corporate Powers64 Ch 19, General Provisions Relating to Towns…36 Ch 55, Streets and Highways35 Ch 73, Parks, Recreation Centers, Shade Tre…27 Ch 29, Auditors19 Ch 61, Sanitary Sewers and Drains14 Ch 49, Finance and Taxation13 Ch 65, Water Supply13 Ch 41, Police11 Ch 47, Public Health11 Ch 31, Controller10 Ch 63, Assessments for Public Improvements9 Ch 77, Ordinances9 Ch 1, General Provisions8

9 sections·Filtered byTitle 73✕Ch 63✕

73 Pa.C.S. § 6301 Definitions
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The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Front foot." The term includes, but is not limited to, front linear foot, lot, parcel, dwelling unit or square foot. "P…
73 Pa.C.S. § 6302 Authority to assess
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(a) Authority.--Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, a township is authorized to assess all or any portion of the costs of a public improvement against any properties that are benefited by the public improvement. (b) Payment of costs.--Unless otherwise provided in this …
73 Pa.C.S. § 6303 Method of assessment
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(a) Ordinance.--If the board of commissioners elects to exercise the power to make assessments for a given public improvement as authorized in section 6302 (relating to authority to assess), the board of commissioners shall, by ordinance and in conformity with this chapter, estab…
73 Pa.C.S. § 6304 Petition for viewers by board of commissioners
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The board of commissioners may petition the court of common pleas for the appointment of viewers to assess the total cost of an improvement in accordance with this chapter. The viewers shall assess the total cost of the improvement, or as much of the cost as is reasonable, upon t…

73 Pa.C.S. § 6305 Petition for viewers by taxpayers

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(a) Petition.--Taxpayers of the township whose property is being assessed for benefits for a public improvement may present a petition to the court of common pleas stating that the assessment insufficiently represents the benefits accruing to abutting, benefited or accommodated p…

73 Pa.C.S. § 6306 Notice of assessment

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(a) Personal notice.--After the amounts to be assessed against the properties to be benefited by the public improvement have been calculated in accordance with the method and procedures as prescribed by ordinance, the township shall give personal notice of the assessment to the o…

73 Pa.C.S. § 6307 Benefits and damages

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In a proceeding in which damages to property are being sought as a result of a public improvement for which an assessment of benefits has been made, the excess of damages over benefits, the excess of benefits over damages or nothing in case the benefits and damages are equal, sha…

73 Pa.C.S. § 6308 Payment of assessments in installments

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(a) Authorization.--An ordinance providing for a public improvement, the expense of which is to be defrayed by an assessment against properties benefited by the public improvement, may authorize payment of the assessment in installments. The ordinance shall: (1) Set a time when t…

73 Pa.C.S. § 6309 Collection of assessments

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(a) Authority.--The board of commissioners shall have the power to authorize the township treasurer or other township official to collect assessments. (b) Procedure.--The following shall apply to the collection of assessments: (1) A township may collect an assessment that remains…