GroundRules
53 Pa.C.S. § 716: Petition and establishment of disputed boundaries by judicial ascertainment.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY
- PART II CREATION, TERRITORY, ALTERATION AND DISSOLUTION
- CHAPTER 7 ALTERATION OF TERRITORY OR CORPORATE ENTITY AND DISSOLUTION
- SUBCHAPTER B MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY CHANGE
(a) Judicial ascertainment.--A court of common pleas may, upon presentation of a petition, ascertain and establish disputed boundaries of two or more municipal corporations.
(b) Bond required.--If a petition is presented, the court under subsection (a) may require the petitioners to file a bond in a sufficient amount to secure the payment of all costs of the proceeding.
(c) Petition requirement.--A petition under this section shall be submitted in writing by:
(1) One or more owners of an impacted property.
(2) Ten or more residents of any municipal corporation impacted by the disputed boundary.
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