# 53 Pa.C.S. § 8814: Temporary assessment change for real estate subject to sewer connection ban order

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## Section

- **Citation:** 53 Pa.C.S. § 8814
- **Heading:** Temporary assessment change for real estate subject to sewer connection ban order
- **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** PA Code / Title 53 / Chapter 88 / Section 8814

## Text

When a department or agency of the Commonwealth or a municipality has ordered a sewer connection ban because of a lack of adequate sewage treatment facilities, the real estate affected by the order shall be reassessed for the duration of the order. The assessment shall be based on the value of the best use of the land during the period of the reassessment. For the purposes of this section, the term "affected by the order"

shall be defined as the application for a building permit and the denial to the applicant of permission to proceed with the building or construction because of a sewer ban order.

## Nearby sections

- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8801 Short title and scope of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8801.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8802 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8802.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8803 Excluded provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8803.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8804 Construction of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8804.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8811 Subjects of local taxation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8811.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8812 Exemptions from taxation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8812.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8813 Temporary tax exemption for residential construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8813.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8814 Temporary assessment change for real estate subject to sewer connection ban order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8814.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8815 Catastrophic loss.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8815.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8816 Clerical and mathematical errors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8816.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8817 Changes in assessed valuation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8817.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8818 Assessment of lands divided by boundary lines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8818.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8819 Separate assessment of coal and surface.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8819.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8820 Assessment of real estate subject to ground rent or mortgage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8820.md)

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