9 Pa.C.S. § 501 Responsibilities

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-66
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 9 Pa.C.S. § 501

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.