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Every person, being a citizen or subject of any foreign state, shall be able and capable in law of acquiring and taking, by devise or descent, lands and other real property in this commonwealth, and of holding and disposing of the same, in as full and ample a manner as the citizens of this state may or can do, and no such lands or estate so held by devise or descent shall escheat or be fortified to the commonwealth, for or on account of the alienage of such person claiming the same under any last will, or succeeding thereto, according to the laws of this commonwealth.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 68 P.S. Real and Personal Property § 22. Aliens may take, hold, and dispose of realty by devise or descent - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-68-ps-real-and-personal-property/pa-st-sect-68-22/
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