Pennsylvania § 16105 - Acquiring and using real property and exceptions.
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§ 16105. Acquiring and using real property and exceptions.
(a) General rule.--The county commissioners may acquire real property by purchase for not more than the fair market value, gift, devise or eminent domain. The county commissioners may acquire, improve and maintain real property at the county seat or in other places as the county commissioners deem necessary for the purposes of a county courthouse, prison and other facilities necessary for county purposes. The fair market value of real property for a purchase valued in excess of $10,000 shall be determined by the county commissioners in consultation with two of the following:
(1) The county assessor.
(2) Licensed real estate brokers.
(3) Licensed real estate appraisers doing business within the county.
(b) Other uses of property.--The county commissioners may also use real property, as authorized by law, owned by the county and deemed suitable by the county commissioners for the purposes under subsection (a), except property that is bound by contract to another public use.
(c) Land for county buildings.--The county commissioners may provide for the grading, filling, draining, gardening and otherwise improving and maintaining of all lands for county buildings, either by contract or by county employees, as the county commissioners deem proper.
(d) Application.--This section shall not apply to an acquisition of real property by a county, either by tax sales or by other purchases, that is specifically provided for under another provision of law.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 16105 cover?
Section 16105 ("Acquiring and using real property and exceptions.") 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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