Pennsylvania § 519 - Allocation of damages.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 519 — Allocation of damages., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 519. Allocation of damages.
(a) Severance damages.--Upon appeal from an award of viewers, the court upon the request of the plaintiff shall, after the jury or the court, if the trial is without jury, has returned its general verdict, make a specific finding and allocation of the amount of the general verdict attributable to severance damages to the part of the property not taken.
(b) Other damages.--The jury or the court in a trial without a jury shall make specific findings as to the portion of the verdict allocated to:
(1) general damages;
(2) moving and removal expenses;
(3) business dislocation damages; and
(4) other items of special damages authorized by this title;
except reasonable appraisal, attorney and engineering fees recoverable under sections 306 (relating to preliminary objections), 308 (relating to revocation of condemnation proceedings), 709 (relating to condemnee's costs where no declaration of taking filed) and 710 (relating to limited reimbursement of appraisal, attorney and engineering fees), which shall be determined by the court in an appropriate case.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 519 cover?
Section 519 ("Allocation of damages.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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