PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1385
PRINTER'S NO. 1766
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
940
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DiSANTO, ARGALL, BROWNE, MENSCH, YUDICHAK,
BREWSTER, MASTRIANO, K. WARD AND J. WARD, NOVEMBER 18, 2019
SENATOR PITTMAN, URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, AS AMENDED,
JUNE 9, 2020
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 20, 2000 (P.L.724, No.99), entitled
"An act requiring purchasers of real estate with buildings
thereon to bring the buildings into compliance with municipal
codes; providing for nuisance abatement; and imposing
penalties," further providing for definitions and for
compliance requirement.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of the act of December 20, 2000
(P.L.724, No.99), known as the Municipal Code and Ordinance
Compliance Act, is amended by adding a definition to read:
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Condemnation order." A declaration by an authorized
official of a municipality that a dwelling, building, structure
or premises is unfit for human habitiation HABITATION or other
use or conditions exist that are dangerous or injurious to the
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health or safety of the occupants of the dwelling, building,
structure or premises, the occupants of neighboring dwellings or
other residents of the municipality and which declaration
includes a demand for the owner to take corrective action to the
dwelling, building, structure or premises.
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Section 2. Section 3 of the act is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Section 3. Compliance requirement.
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(e.1) Recording of condemnation orders.--
(1) A municipality that issues a condemnation order on a
property shall file the condemnation order with the tax claim
bureau of the county in which the property is located and may
record the condemnation order with the office of recorder of
deeds of the county IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED . If
recorded, the condemnation order shall be constructive notice
to all purchasers and other persons who are responsible for
the property.
(2) The municipality may recover the cost of recording
the condemnation order from the tax sale proceeds or directly
from the purchaser.
(3) The validity of the NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 612(A)
OF THE ACT OF JULY 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, NO.542), KNOWN AS THE
REAL ESTATE TAX SALE LAW, A PROPERLY RECORDED condemnation
order shall BE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY AND SHALL not be
affected by an upset sale, a judicial sale or a repository
sale of the property.
(4) After a condemnation order has been recorded under
this section, if the municipality vacates the condemnation
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order by issuing a use and occupancy certificate for the
property , the municipal code officer shall file a statement
indicating that the condemnation order has been vacated in
the tax claim bureau and the office of recorder of deeds
within 15 days of the condemnation order being vacated. ,
WITHIN 15 DAYS OF THE CONDEMNATION ORDER BEING VACATED,
RECORD WITH THE OFFICE OF RECORDER OF DEEDS A STATEMENT
INDICATING THAT THE CONDEMNATION ORDER HAS BEEN VACATED.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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