Pennsylvania Act 1972-321 — INCORPORATED TOWNS - AUTHORIZED TO REMOVE NUISANCES

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INCORPORATED TOWNS - AUTHORIZED TO REMOVE NUISANCES
                 Act of Dec. 6, 1972, P.L. 1443, No. 321              Cl. 08
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing incorporated towns to prohibit and remove nuisances
        and dangerous structures on public or private grounds, or to
        require the removal of such nuisances and dangerous
        structures by the owner or occupier of such grounds.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  All incorporated towns are hereby empowered to
     prohibit and remove any nuisance, including but not limited to,
     accumulations of garbage and rubbish and the storage of
     abandoned or junked automobiles and to prohibit and remove any
     dangerous structure on public or private grounds, or to require
     the removal of any such nuisance or dangerous structure by the
     owner or occupier of such grounds, in default of which the town
     may cause the same to be done, and collect the cost thereof,
     together with a penalty of fifteen per cent of such cost, in the
     manner provided by law for the collection of municipal claims,
     or by action of assumpsit, or may seek relief by bill in equity.
        Section 2.  In the exercise of such powers incorporated towns
     may enact any ordinance or make any regulation, restriction or
     prohibition, and may provide for the enforcement thereof and may
     prescribe penalties for the violation thereof or for the failure
     to conform thereto.
        Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.