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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Pottstown, PA
Pottstown's Noise Control Ordinance exempts emergency work and Borough/school/athletic activities. Construction noise must not create a nuisance or annoy a r...
Pottstown, PA
Pottstown's animal ordinance (Chapter 6, Animals) prohibits animals from disturbing residents through frequent or habitual barking, howling, screeching, yelp...
Pottstown, PA
Pottstown Borough Noise Control Ordinance (Chapter 6, Part 8) prohibits any noise that endangers health or safety, annoys a reasonable person, or creates a n...
Pottstown, PA
Aircraft noise is preempted by FAA regulation (49 USC §40103); Pottstown Borough cannot regulate overflight noise from Pottstown Limerick Airport (PTW) or Ph...
Pottstown, PA
Pottstown Chapter 27 (Zoning) prohibits street or alley use for automobile repair or non-traffic purposes unless authorized. PA Vehicle Code governs general ...
Pottstown, PA
No Pottstown-specific RV parking ordinance identified beyond PA Motor Vehicle Code and Chapter 27 (Zoning) general standards. Check Chapter 27 or contact Pot...
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