In a recent decision, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in City of Philadelphia v. A Kensington Joint, 2023 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 128 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2023), cautioned that local governments in Pennsylvania desiring to demolish an allegedly unsafe building structure may need to rely on more than just an inspection of the exterior of the building structure before having it demolished by way of court order.

The property at issue in A Kensington Joint is located in the Kensington section of Philadelphia.

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