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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 68 P.S. Real and Personal Property § 477-4. Assurance of safe premises; duty of care; responsibility, liability

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Except as specifically recognized by or provided in section 6 of this act,  1 an owner of land who either directly or indirectly invites or permits without charge any recreational user to use such property does not thereby:

(1) Extend any assurance that the premises are safe for any purpose.

(2) Confer upon such recreational user the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed.

(3) Assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to persons or property caused by an act of omission of a recreational user or landowner.

(4) Assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to persons or property, wherever such persons or property are located, caused while hunting as defined in 34 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to definitions).

1 68 P.S. § 477-6.
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