Hoarding enforcement in municipalities
Summary
After a fatal fire in Bristol Borough involving a hoarding situation, Commissioner Ellis-Marseglia asked staff to prepare for possible model ordinance guidance on hoarding enforcement, noting a long-running Doylestown Borough case and deaths this week.
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Last discussed Mar 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents in unsafe hoarding conditions and the municipalities that struggle to intervene would get clearer enforcement tools.
Residents in unremediated hoarding situations remain at elevated risk of fire and death, as the Bristol Borough fatality showed.
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