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2025 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 9 - BURIAL GROUNDS
Chapter 5 - Transfer of Ownership of Cemeteries
Section 501 - Responsibilities

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9 PA Cons Stat § 501 (2025)
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§ 501. Responsibilities.

When there is a transfer of ownership of real property where burial plots are located, the new owner shall:

(1) Honor all purchases of burial plots on the real property made before the transfer of ownership.

(2) Allow for the interment of any individual for whom proof of purchase of a burial plot prior to the transfer of ownership can be produced, provided that:

(i) The new owner may discontinue the sale of burial plots.

(ii) Failure by the new owner to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be a violation of the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, and the Office of Attorney General may bring an enforcement action against the new owner.

(3) Establish reasonable access procedures in accordance with Chapter 7 (relating to reasonable access to burial grounds).

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