As most American cities grapple with record numbers of homeless citizens, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County officials continue to struggle to provide temporary and permanent housing for our region’s homeless population. Now, there is a city zoning amendment being proposed to allow a scattering of “tiny home” communities throughout Downtown and
Pennsylvania’s 2008 Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act, 68 P.S. §§ 1101 et seq. (the “Conservatorship Act”) is an anti-blight tool for restoring neglected.
by Natalie Kapustik, The Center Square | April 05, 2021 01:00 PM Print this article
More than a decade ago, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a bill with the aim of decreasing urban blight and empowering neighborhood groups to have a say in how distressed tracts of lands are redeveloped. But recently, a group of legislators heard that things haven t worked out as many had hoped.
The Pennsylvania Senate and House Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public hearing to hear comments about the Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act and discuss potential changes to protect communities while eliminating blight.
Act 135, the Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act, was passed in 2008 to allow responsible owners to take over abandoned properties and rehabilitate them.