# Pennsylvania — How long before a car left on your property or towed from it can legally be sold — by US state

For Pennsylvania, time to count as abandoned on private property is more than 24 hours; owner notice process is Prior to removal or processing of the vehicle, that person shall file a report, on a multipart form prescribed by the department, with the local police department declaring that an unauthorized vehicle has been left unattended and on private property for at least 24 hours; statutory citation is 75 Pa.C.S. § 7311.1, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Pennsylvania _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Time to count as abandoned on private property:** more than 24 hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Owner notice process:** Prior to removal or processing of the vehicle, that person shall file a report, on a multipart form prescribed by the department, with the local police department declaring that an unauthorized vehicle has been left unattended and on private property for at least 24 hours. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** 75 Pa.C.S. § 7311.1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> A person on whose private property is located a vehicle which has remained on the property without the consent of the property owner or his agent for more than 24 hours may authorize the removal or processing of the vehicle. (2) Prior to removal or processing of the vehicle, that person shall file a report, on a multipart form prescribed by the department, with the local police department declaring that an unauthorized vehicle has been left unattended and on private property for at least 24 hours. One part

## Source

- https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute&txtType=PDF&ttl=75&div=00.&chpt=73&sctn=11&subsctn=1

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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