H1163B1562A01189 DMS:CDM 06/21/23 #90 A01189
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1163
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE ECKER
Printer's No. 1562
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 12 through 23, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
(b) Notification.--
(1) If the abandonment or vacancy and blight of the
property continues after the requirements of subsection (a)
(1), (2) and (3) have been established, the municipality
shall notify the owner of the property by certified mail that
the property is subject to be designated as available for
acquisition through a land bank due to abandonment or vacancy
and blight.
(2) Ninety days after the notification under this
subsection has been delivered and, if the owner has not
requested an appeal hearing, the municipality may designate
the property as available for acquisition through a land
bank. Notification under this subsection shall include:
(i) Information on the appeal process established
under subsection (c), including, in large and clear font,
the deadline to request a hearing.
(ii) Notice that a property in this Commonwealth is
subject to the provisions of this act for reasons,
including serious violations of a municipal ordinance.
(iii) The following language:
The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States states in part, "No person
shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law; nor shall
private property be taken for public use, without
just compensation." Contact competent legal
counsel to discuss your constitutional rights and
legal options relating to this notification.
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