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The reservation of a street location, as provided in section seventeen of this act, 1 shall not be deemed to prohibit or impair in any respect the use of the reserved land by the owner or occupant thereof for any lawful purpose, including the erection of buildings thereon, but no compensation other than the compensation awarded in the final report of said board of viewers, or, in the case of an appeal, as awarded on such appeal, shall at any time be paid by the city to, or recovered from the city by, any person for the taking of or injury to any building, structure or other improvement built or erected within the period fixed in the ordinance of council upon any such reserved location.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 22779. No compensation for buildings in reserved street locations - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-22779/
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