11. Every property owner in a municipality is Injured by Blight and Abandonment

How has every property owner in a municipality been injured by blighted and abandoned properties? 

Blighted and abandoned properties depress all property values, they are a health and safety hazard, they are a nuisance and harm an ordered community.

So, as an injured party living in a municipality, what other ways can blight and abandonment be addressed in Pennsylvania?

Another tool for revitalization is available to any person owning a property within a municipality with blighted and abandoned property. The blighted and abandoned property must be within 2000 feet of the person's property. As such, a private person may petition the County Court of Common Pleas to gain control of the blighted and abandoned property in order to rehabilitate or demolish it. This is known as a real estate conservatorship. Detailed action steps are provided by law with ongoing supervision of the process by the Court. The owner has rights which the owner may exercise. As mentioned, the principle underlying the law is that every member in a community is injured by the existence of blighted and abandoned property. As such, a property owner, a municipality, a non-profit within a municipality, church, etc may petition for a conservatorship of blighted and abandoned property.