Pottstown, PA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Committee size
- 5 members
- Appeal window
- 15 days after notice
- Governing statute
- Urban Development Act, P.L. 91
- Enforcement partner
- Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority
- Member term
- Annual, ends December 31
Summary
Pottstown's five-member Blighted Property Review Committee, created under Chapter 1 Part 9 Article E, can certify any property in the Borough as blighted, order the owner to eliminate the conditions, and work with the Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority toward acquisition, including eminent domain, if the owner does not comply within the notice period.
Notice of the determination by the Committee that a property is blighted property within the meaning of the Act shall be given to the owner of the property or his agent by the Committee's resolution certifying the property to be blighted, together with or including an order from the Committee to the owner directing the elimination of the conditions, by personal service of the Committee's resolution upon the owner or by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by posting a copy of the Committee's resolution in a conspicuous place on the property. The owner or his agent shall have the right to appeal from the Committee's determination by filing a written notice of appeal with the Committee within 15 days after giving such notice, in which event a hearing before the Committee shall be scheduled.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 5012545; v22 updated 2026-07-13; through 07-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
L. 91. Section 941 sets the Committee at five members. Section 942 requires the Council to appoint at least one Council member, one representative of the Redevelopment Authority of Montgomery County, one representative of the Borough Planning Commission, and one designee of the Chief Executive Officer of the Borough's executive branch. Members serve annual terms under Section 943, running from appointment through December 31 of the year appointed, with vacancy appointments limited to the unexpired portion of a term. Section 944 gives the Committee power to designate, certify and remove blighted property, and to cooperate with the Redevelopment Authority of Montgomery County toward acquisition of blighted property, including by eminent domain, under the Urban Development Act.
Section 945 governs notice: once the Committee determines a property is blighted, it must serve the owner with a resolution certifying the blight and an order directing elimination of the conditions, delivered by personal service, certified mail with return receipt, or by posting the resolution in a conspicuous place on the property.
Violations & Fines
An owner served with a blight resolution under Section 945 has 15 days from the notice date to file a written appeal with the Committee, which triggers a hearing before the Committee. If the owner does not appeal or does not eliminate the certified conditions, Section 944 authorizes the Committee to proceed with the Redevelopment Authority of Montgomery County toward acquisition of the property, up to and including eminent domain.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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