NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Service by First Class U.S. Mail
(Owner/Agent/Occupier)
(Address)
(City), Pennsylvania (Zip code)
(Date)
The (County) County Health Department has determined that conditions present at (Property) located at (Property Address), (County) County, Pennsylvania, constitute a public health nuisance.
The following condition(s) is/are prohibited by law:
1. (cite rule/regulation)
2. (cite rule/regulation)
3. (cite rule/regulation)
4. (cite rule/regulation)
These conditions represent a present threat to the public’s health that must be corrected within (Number) days. The (County) County Health Department believes that (you/your agent/tenant) are the (owner/occupier) of (Property) and that (you/your agent/tenant) have allowed the conditions to persist.
Under Pennsylvania law, the director of the (County) County Health Department has the authority to order (you/your agent/tenant) to abate the nuisance. 16 P.S. § 12012.
ORDER
YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO ABATE THE NUISANCES ABOVE WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED ABOVE.
THIS ABATEMENT IS TO BE COMPLETED AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE AND
TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE (COUNTY) COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON OR BEFORE (DATE).
By:
______Director
IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER WITHIN THE TIME SET FORTH ABOVE:
· You could be charged with a misdemeanor of the second degree. 18 Pa. C.S. §6405;
· You could be punished with a fine, imprisonment, or both. 16 P.S. §12067 and 35 P.S. §521.20; and,
· The (County) County Health Department may file a petition with the court seeking to compel you to abate the conditions present on (Property) constituting a public health nuisance, or to close (Property) until the conditions are abated. The (County) County Health Department may abate the conditions constituting a public health nuisance at your expense. The (County) County Health Department may seek a judgment for any expenses it incurs to achieve such abatement and may file a lien on your property if you fail to pay. 16 P.S. §12012(d).
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPEAL THIS ORDER.
ALL APPEALS MUST BE IN WRITING AND MUST STATE THE REASON FOR APPEAL.
ALL APPEALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE (COUNTY) COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AT THE ADDRESS BELOW, WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE.
______
Director
(County) County Health Department
(Address)
(City), Pennsylvania (Zip code)
IF YOU APPEAL THIS ORDER, YOU MUST STILL COMPLY WITH THE ORDER WITHIN THE TIME SPECIFIED ABOVE UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT IT MAY BE VACATED OR REVISED.
YOU ARE ENTITILED TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN THIS MATTER. IF YOU HAVE AN ATTORNEY, YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS NOTICE AND ORDER TO YOUR ATTORNEY. IF YOU REQUIRE LEGAL ASSISTANCE BUT DO NOT KNOW WHO TO CONTACT, YOU MAY CONTACT THE (COUNTY) COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION AT:
(Bar Association phone number) between (#:##) a.m. and (#:##) p.m., Monday through Friday.