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20 Pa.C.S. § 2516

Devise in fee tail abolished

Known as the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code

The act spans §§ 20–20 (744 sections).

Whenever by any devise an estate in fee tail would be created according to the common law of the Commonwealth, it shall pass an estate in fee simple, and as such shall be inheritable and freely alienable.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.