Haverford, PA Code Violation Reporting: Response Times (2026)

Chapter 119, Article I starts with a written determination. Under § 119-1, when the Township Manager or Code Enforcement finds, on information or inspection, that the use, occupancy, care or maintenance of premises is a nuisance in fact, a menace to health or a threat to public safety, the Manager or Code Enforcement notifies the owner or occupier in writing. If notice cannot be given, a copy is posted on the premises.

Section 119-2 then lets the Township deliver a written order of abatement at the time of that notice or at some later time. The order requires abatement of the described condition within the time specified in the order, and it can call for removal, replacement, repair, construction, installation or any other relief the Manager or Code Enforcement deems appropriate. The Code itself prints no day count, so the deadline in the order is the one that governs.

When the order is not obeyed in that time, § 119-3 lets the Manager or Code Enforcement direct or engage Township employees or other persons to remove, correct or abate the condition. The expense is recoverable from the owner together with a penalty of 10% of the expense, in the manner provided by law for the collection of municipal claims. Section 119-4 gives the Manager, Code Enforcement or designated persons the power to enter at any time any premises suspected of being a nuisance to examine, inspect, correct or abate it.

For the Neighborhood Blight chapter, § 184-4 sets a longer clock: an in personam action can be started for a continuing violation when the owner takes no substantial step to correct it within six months following receipt of an order, unless the order is under a pending appeal.