Pennsylvania § 10210 - Existing liabilities, debts and claims.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 10210 — Existing liabilities, debts and claims., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10210. Existing liabilities, debts and claims.
If a municipal corporation is incorporated as a city in accordance with this part, the following shall apply:
(1) Each suit, prosecution, debt and claim shall be transferred to the newly incorporated city.
(2) Each pending suit involving the municipal corporation shall be under the management and control of the newly incorporated city which shall be substituted as a party in the suit.
(3) Each valid claim and demand existing against the municipal corporation shall be enforceable against the city.
(4) Each bond and floating indebtedness and the interest on a bond and floating indebtedness existing at the time a municipal corporation became incorporated as a city in accordance with this part must be paid by the newly incorporated city in a manner that taxes are uniform throughout the territorial limits of the whole city.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 10210 cover?
Section 10210 ("Existing liabilities, debts and claims.") 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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