PA Blight and Land Bank Library

All the resources you need on LAND BANKS and other BLIGHT TOOLS in one convenient location.

  • Main
  • Understanding Blight and its Impact on Communities
  • Planning to Prevent and Remediate Blight
  • Code Enforcement
  • Land Banks
    • Land Bank Map and Resource Guide
    • ABOUT LAND BANKS
    • ESTABLISHING A LAND BANK
    • OPERATIONAL RESOURCES
    • VIDEOS: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE EXPERTS
    • LINKS & EVENTS
    • PRESS ROOM
  • Blight & Land Bank Funding Options
  • Conservatorship
    • Conservatorship Resources
  • Blight to Bright Manual
    • Read / Download / Print / Share
    • Introduction & Acknowledgments
    • How to Use the Blight Manual
    • Tools to Prevent Blight
    • Tools to Address Long-Term Blight
    • PRESS ROOM
    • Appendix
  • Land Bank Resource Guide
    • Read/Download/Print/Share
  • We Can Do This Guide
    • Read/Download/Print/Share
  • OTHER RESOURCES
    • Other Blight Resources

Conservatorship

Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act

Act 157 of 2014- Amending Conservatorship Law

Checklist for Conservatorship

Columbia County Lightstreet- Final Order- Special Warranty Deed

Commonwealth Court Opinion 2385

Conservatorship Handbook- General (2013)

Conservatorship Handbook- Philadelphia (2013)

Conservatorship Handbook- Allegheny County (2013)

Girardville Pleadings and Court Order

OARC vs Kalemkerian

  • Exhibits A- C
  • Exhibits D - G
  • Exhibits H - K
  • Petition for Conservatorship
  • Supplemental Brief

PBA Quarterly Article

Pittsburgh- ELDI- Church Conservator Petition

Summary of Act 135

Summary of 2014 Amendments to Act 135

Housing Alliance Conservatorship Webinar and Powerpoint (April 2017)

City of Bethlehem Commonwealth Court Opinion

Francisville Neighborhood Development Corporation Commonwealth Court Opinion

PA Blight and Land Bank Library is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and the Benedum Foundation.