From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
The Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act, signed by Gov. Ed Rendell last week, gives municipalities more power in dealing with owners of deteriorated properties that are a public nuisance. The law makes three key changes.
Where in the past the remedy available to a city, borough or township was to place a lien against the offending structure, the law now permits municipalities to file court actions that could result in claims against other assets of the property’s owner. That means, for example, that landlords who don’t take care of their rental properties might end up with a lien against the place where they live…
Finally, the law allows municipalities to extradite out-of-state residents for prosecution for code violations, which should be a particularly effective tool for addressing problems associated with absentee landlords who don’t take care of their buildings…
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