53 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 61 - Neighborhood Blight Reclamation And Revitalization

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  Preliminary Provisions

• Section 6101 - Short Title Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act.
• Section 6102 - Legislative Findings And Purpose
  The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) There are deteriorated properties located in all municipalities of this Commonwealth as a result of...
• Section 6103 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...

Subchapter B.  Actions Against Owner of Property with Serious Code Violations

• Section 6111 - Actions
  In addition to any other remedy available at law or in equity, a municipality may institute the following actions against the owner of any...
• Section 6112 - Asset Attachment
  (a) General rule.--A lien may be placed against the assets of an owner of real property that is in serious violation of a code...
• Section 6113 - Duty Of Out-of-state Owners Of Property In This Commonwealth
  A person or other responsible party who lives or has a principal place of residence outside this Commonwealth, who owns or is responsible for...
• Section 6114 - Duty Of Corporation, Association And Trust Owners
  Where, after reasonable efforts, service of process for a notice or citation for any code violation for any real property owned by a corporation,...
• Section 6115 - Failure To Comply With A Code Requirement
  (a) Offense defined.--The owner of real property commits the offense of failure to comply with a code requirement if all of the following apply:...

Subchapter C.  Permit Denials by Municipalities

• Section 6131 - Municipal Permit Denial
  (a) Denial.-- (1) A municipality or a board under subsection (c) may deny issuing to an applicant a municipal permit if the applicant owns...

Subchapter D.  Miscellaneous Provisions

• Section 6141 - (Reserved)
• Section 6142 - (Reserved)
• Section 6143 - Conflict With Other Law
  In the event of a conflict between the requirements of this chapter and Federal requirements applicable to demolition, disposition or redevelopment of buildings, structures...
• Section 6144 - Relief For Inherited Property
  Where property is inherited by will or intestacy, the devisee or heir shall be given the opportunity to make payments on reasonable terms to...
• Section 6145 - Construction
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions...

Last modified: October 8, 2016