Board of Property

The State Board of Property was created by the Administrative Code of 1929 §406 (1929, April 9, P.L. 177, art. IV, §406, as amended 1968, Dec. 18, P.L. 1232, No. 390, §7).

The Board consists of the Secretary of Community and Economic Development, the Secretary of the Commonwealth (Chairman), and the General Counsel. Two members of the board shall constitute a quorum. 71 P.S. §116 (amended 1996).

Activities

The Board was established by statute to hear disputes over land held or claimed by the Commonwealth. These cases involve controversies over boundary lines, mineral rights, land patents, etc.

Actions before the Board follow the procedures set forth in the Pennsylvania Rules of Administrative Practice and Procedure, 1 Pa. Code, §31.1 et seq.

The Board is administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).

Meetings

The Board of Property meets quarterly, generally on the third Thursday of January, April, July and October at 2pm. The meetings take place virtually via Microsoft Teams and by conference call at 267.332.8737.

• April 18, 2024
• July 18, 2024
• October 17, 2024

Board Members

Current Board members, who serve as designees of the statutory members, are:

• Shawn P. Kerns (DCED), Board Member
• Jason E. McMurry (Department of State), Board Member
• Thomas P. Howell (Office of General Counsel), Board Member
• Jason Boyer (Office of General Counsel), Board Member (Alternate)

The Board also includes the following staff:

• Thomas A. Blackburn (Department of State) Board Legal Counsel
• Eileen Quinn (DCED) Board Administrator

Final Orders and Adjudications

For a collection of final decisions issued by the State Board of Property since 2005, view the Final Orders and Adjudications webpage.

Filings

Please file electronically with the Board of Property. Submit your pdf document to the following address: RA-DCBOP@pa.gov. Questions may also be directed to the Board Administrator or Board Counsel via the same email address.

Board of Property