45. Local Legal Talent? Revitalization

In making a presentation to members of a church recently they immediately understood the significance of the Pennsylvania Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act. I explained that I wanted to create a groundswell of interest in the Act as I see the potential for private efforts to be significant for revitalization. They used as an example an abandoned and blighted property in the immediate vicinity of their church. How can they begin a petition?

I explained that to find a competent attorney in the administration of the Act my search led me to Allegheny County. The Attorney I identified and had a conversation with had been involved with some 70 plus  conservatorships. He enlightened me in detail about the Act. I am now sharing the Act with others before having him visit Sharon, PA.

What about local attorneys? The sad thing about my search was that two attorneys who were suggested to me as being effective and competent in the field of real estate law 1., had not the slightest idea of what I was referring to and 2., when the text of the law was shared with them their silence indicated they were comfortable with their affairs and practice. Their lack of curiosity or interest was and is in itself contributing to the problem of abandoned and blighted properties in Sharon, PA.