Pennsylvania § 9801 - Assembled industrial plant doctrine abolished.
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§ 9801. Assembled industrial plant doctrine abolished.
(a) General rule.--The assembled industrial plant doctrine, sometimes referred to as the integrated industrial plant doctrine or the integrated industrial mortgage doctrine, is abolished. Whether personal property placed or installed in an industrial, commercial or other establishment is a fixture shall be determined by other law.
(b) Eminent domain not affected.--Subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect the application of the assembled economic unit doctrine in the context of eminent domain.
(c) Applicability.--This section shall not apply to actions or proceedings commenced before the effective date of this section, nor shall it affect construction of a mortgage or other instrument creating an interest in real estate entered into before the effective date of this section. Subsection (a) shall not be construed to affirm the continuing applicability or scope of the assembled industrial plant doctrine before the effective date of this section.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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