Pennsylvania's Land Bank Act enables municipalities statewide to acquire, hold, and dispose of vacant and tax-delinquent lots through dedicated land bank entities.
The Pennsylvania Land Bank Act (Act 153 of 2012, 68 Pa.C.S. Sec. 2101 et seq.) allows counties, cities, boroughs, and townships of 10,000+ residents to create land banks. Land banks can acquire tax-delinquent and vacant properties, extinguish municipal liens on owned properties, and convey them at below-market value for redevelopment. Land banks may receive 50% of property tax revenues from rehabilitated properties for five years. The framework applies statewide and overrides standard tax sale procedures for participating land banks.
Properties acquired by land banks lose prior ownership claims after the statutory process. Failure to clear tax liens may forfeit property to the land bank inventory.
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Norristown Chapter 229 (Peace and Good Order) prohibits loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers others. Gatherings m...
Norristown, PA
Norristown Chapter 229 prohibits construction activity (hauling, excavation, demolition, equipment) between 7:30 PM–7:00 AM Mon–Fri, and 8:00 PM–9:00 AM Sat–...
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Norristown Chapter 103 (Animals) governs barking dogs and is supplemental to PA Dog Law (3 P.S. §459). Animal Control Officer position established. Violation...
Norristown, PA
Aircraft noise is federally preempted. Norristown has no local aircraft noise ordinance. Located in Montgomery County, approximately 15 miles from Philadelph...
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Vehicles used for recreational purposes may park on Norristown streets for no more than 48 hours. This applies to RVs and similar recreational vehicles class...
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No person shall park any commercial vehicle upon any Norristown street, alley, or highway. Exceptions include active deliveries, utility work, emergency vehi...
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