HARRISBURG – A bill has been introduced by Allegheny County Rep. Abigail Salisbury that would help communities address the problem of blighted and abandoned properties. House Bill 1163 updates current property law to allow communities to make such properties subject to potential acquisition by land banks. Owners would be granted a set amount of time to make the repairs needed to reverse the designation and could appeal. The bill does not require land banks to acquire the properties.
REP. ABIGAIL SALISBURY