Local TREND. Property Rights. Public Access to land with Grave Sites.

Local government: In 2012, Scott Township, in eastern Pennsylvania, required land owners to provide public access to grave sites, if the township determined there may be a gravesite

How precondemnation access came into play: Officials toured the property, identified some loose stones that may mark a gravesite, and required public access.

What happens under this ordinance if property owners do not grant access to grave sites? Fines.

Why does this matter? The US Supreme Court hears the case of Rose Knicks, a land woner in Scott Township, PA, which could overturn the 1985 case from Tennessee- Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City

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