Rep. Jared G. Solomon June 4, 2025 | 10:36 AM
Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed state Rep. Jared Solomon’s legislation to combat blight in Pennsylvania communities.
Solomon said that many blighted properties are owned by out-of-state companies and individual landlords. His bill would give communities contact information for absentee landlords to hold them accountable.
House Bill 858 would require a phone number and e-mail address for a person who can fix problems associated with a property, such as trash, that plague neighborhoods throughout Pennsylvania.
Solomon said a municipality could request the information to hold these out-of-state landlords accountable.
“All over the commonwealth we see blight with no way of contacting the owner to take responsibility for their property,” Solomon said. “It impacts us all financially with lower property values and negative quality of life.”
The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.
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