2022 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Act 126 - ABANDONED AND BLIGHTED PROPERTY CONSERVATORSHIP ACT - DEFINITIONS
Session of 2022
No. 2022-126
HB 2210
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 26, 2008 (P.L.1672, No.135), entitled "An act providing for court-appointed conservators to bring residential, commercial and industrial buildings into municipal code compliance when owners fail to comply," further providing for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "party in interest" in section 3 of the act of November 26, 2008 (P.L.1672, No.135), known as the Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act, is amended to read:
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Party in interest." A person or entity who has a direct and immediate interest in a residential, commercial or industrial building, including:
(1) The owner.
(2) A lienholder and other secured creditor of the owner.
(3) A resident or business owner within 2,000 feet of the building.
(4) A nonprofit corporation, including a redevelopment authority, which:
(i) except as set forth in subparagraph (ii), is located in the municipality where the building is located; and
(ii) for a building located in a city of the first class, is located in the city and has participated in a project within a five-mile radius of the location of the building.
(5) A municipality or school district in which the building is located.
(6) A land bank as defined under 68 Pa.C.S. § 2103 (relating to definitions).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
APPROVED--The 3rd day of November, A.D. 2022.
TOM WOLF
