Statute of Limitations for Trespass to Real Property in Pennsylvania
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Published March 23, 2025 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team
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Pennsylvania statute-of-limitations: period is 3; period is 3.
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- Period: 3
- Period: 3
- Statute Of Limitations Years: 2
- Government Notice Period Days: 180
How the limitation period applies
The controlling primary authority for US-PA trespass SOL (42 Pa. C.S. § 5524(4)) is 42 Pa. C.S. § 5524(4).
42 Pa. C.S. § 5524(4). Section 5524.0 - Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE 42c5524s § 5524. Two year limitation. The following actions and proceedings must be commenced within two years: (1) An action for assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious prosecution or malicious abuse of process. (2) An action to recover damages for injuries to the person or for the death of an individual caused by the wrongful act or neglect or unlawful violence or negligence of another. (3) An action for taking, detaining or injuring personal property, including action
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Sources
All sources are official primary law published by www.legis.state.pa.us.
Corroboration method: government_primary_source_direct_fetch.