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Cemetery Plot Ownership Laws In Allegheny
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What are burial and cemetery plot requirements in Pennsylvania? As mentioned above, you can bury your loved one on your private cemetery plot if you have one. Nothing in state law prohibits a burial on private, family property. The family should check with the local zoning or code enforcement officer.
Ing to the legal counsel of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, Pennsylvania does not have laws restricting one from being buried on their own property. The legality of being buried on private property rests in the ordinances of the local municipalities and townships.
Is natural (green) burial legal? Yes. Most of what you may think of as laws are either rules of individual cemeteries or common practices assumed to be legal requirements. There is no law that a burial vault must be used, but many cemeteries require them for ease of lawn maintenance and closer spacing of graves.
Is green burial legal? Yes! There are no laws in any state that require embalming or the use of concrete vaults in a cemetery.
Is It Legal? Home burials are technically legal in every state except: California.
Cemetery property is owned by the cemetery corporation. The real property is not sold. The lot “owner” receives three privileges: the right of burial, the right to memorialize and the right to vote at lot owner meetings. Q.
The local registrar will issue the authorization for disposition. The death certificate must be obtained first. There are no state statutes that specifically permit or prohibit home burial.
This Act also states that burial grounds may be sold after remains have been removed, provided the court has decided that the church or other entity associated with the burial grounds is in compliance with the court order.
How to Transfer Ownership of a Burial Plot Step 1 – Get the Deed From the Cemetery. Step 2 – Review the State and Local Laws. Step 3 – Prove You Are the Current Owner. Step 4 – Fill Out the Cemetery Plot Deed Transfer Form. Step 5 – Complete the Transfer and Get the New Deed.