Montgomery County, PA has no countywide blight ordinance. Each of the 62 boroughs and townships enforces exterior property maintenance under its own code, most adopting the International Property Maintenance Code. Norristown, the county seat, requires premises be kept safe, sanitary and free of hazards.
Pennsylvania counties do not regulate residential property upkeep; that power sits with each municipality under the Municipalities Planning Code (Act 247, 53 P.S. §10101 et seq.). Most Montgomery County boroughs and townships adopt the International Property Maintenance Code, requiring structures and lots be kept structurally sound, sanitary and free from hazards, with peeling paint, broken windows and unsafe porches abated. Norristown runs a Property Maintenance Quick Ticket program issuing on-the-spot fines. Check your specific municipality's code enforcement office, because thresholds and fine schedules differ from town to town.
Municipal citations, typically starting near a $50 ticket and escalating; unabated conditions can lead to municipal abatement with costs liened against the property.
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