(a) Severance damages.--Upon appeal from an award of viewers, the court upon the request of the plaintiff shall, after the jury or the court, if the trial is without jury, has returned its general verdict, make a specific finding and allocation of the amount of the general verdict attributable to severance damages to the part of the property not taken.
(b) Other damages.--The jury or the court in a trial without a jury shall make specific findings as to the portion of the verdict allocated to:
(1) general damages;
(2) moving and removal expenses;
(3) business dislocation damages; and
(4) other items of special damages authorized by this title;
except reasonable appraisal, attorney and engineering fees recoverable under sections 306 (relating to preliminary objections), 308 (relating to revocation of condemnation proceedings), 709 (relating to condemnee's costs where no declaration of taking filed) and 710 (relating to limited reimbursement of appraisal, attorney and engineering fees), which shall be determined by the court in an appropriate case.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 5 - Procedure for Determining Damages
Section 501 - Agreement as to damages
Section 502 - Petition for appointment of viewers
Section 504 - Appointment of viewers
Section 505 - Service of notice of view and hearing
Section 506 - Additional condemnees, mortgagees and intervention
Section 508 - Appointment of trustee or guardian ad litem
Section 509 - Furnishing of plans to viewers
Section 510 - Powers of viewers
Section 511 - Administrative matters for viewers' hearings
Section 512 - Report of viewers
Section 514 - Filing of report of viewers
Section 518 - Disposition of appeal
Section 519 - Allocation of damages
Section 520 - Waiver of viewers' proceedings and termination by stipulation