There are no rules that govern specific burial or maintenance practices in Pennsylvania.\u00a0Private, for-profit cemeteries (there are about 600 out of 10,000) fall under the jurisdiction of the Real Estate Commission because they are involved in the buying and selling of deeds. The other cemeteries, run by churches and fraternal organizations, are exempt from state licensing requirements.<\/p>\n
Nothing in state law prohibits a burial on private, family property. Check with the county or town clerk\u00a0for any local zoning laws. Philadelphia has\u00a0ordinances prohibiting human burials anywhere but in an established cemetery. If you bury a body on private land, draw a map of the property showing the burial ground and file it with the property deed so the location will be clear to others in the future.<\/p>\n
Consumers Guide to Cemetery Purchases<\/a>, Funeral Consumers Alliance PA Laws Regarding Burial Practices and Cemeteries<\/a> Do a litigation search on the cemetery or headstone dealer before you buy<\/a> Media accounts of problems and complaints<\/p>\n Rest in peace? Not with Pennsylvania’s cemetery laws<\/a> Partial list of Philly area cemeteries www.gravesolutions.com There are cemeteries all over the country that aren’t maintained as they should be. Lack of upkeep is rampant. There’s virtually no regulations or oversight of cemeteries. They are private companies with no laws protecting consumers in this regard.<\/p>\n If you’re not getting any results with your complaints, phone calls, emails, etc., here’s our suggestions:<\/p>\n
\nConsumer Guide to Cemeteries<\/a>, Pennsylvania Cemetery Cremation and Funeral Association<\/p>\n
\nFCA’s (our national organization) information on Filing Complaints<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCheck with the Better Business Bureau<\/a><\/p>\n
\nABC27<\/a>
\nFOX43<\/a>
\nEvening Sun<\/a>
\nPost Gazette<\/a>
\nYork Dispatch<\/a>
\nLebanon Daily News<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Partial list of Newtown area cemeteries<\/a><\/p>\n\n
Buy and Sell Plots Online:<\/h4>\n
\n<\/a>www.plotexchange.com
\n<\/a>www.finalarrangementsnetwork.Headstones\/Markers<\/h4>\n
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\nInteresting Headstone Information The Definitive Guide to Choosing a Headstone<\/a><\/div>\nHow to Handle a Cemetery in Disrepair<\/h4>\n