Allegheny County Vacant Property Recovery Program
The purpose of the Allegheny County Vacant Property Recovery Program is to take blighted and/or tax delinquent properties and resell them to an applicant to reuse as determined by their application and as approved by the municipality. The Program helps to stabilize neighborhoods, provide viable reuses for abandoned properties and return properties to a positive, tax-generating status.
The program currently operates in the following municipalities:
- Braddock
- Carnegie
- Collier
- Dravosburg
- East Pittsburgh
- Etna
- Forward
- Glassport
- Green Tree
- Harrison
- Heidelberg
- Homestead
- Liberty
- McCandless
- McKees Rocks
- Millvale
- Munhall
- Mount Oliver
- North Braddock
- Oakdale
- O'Hara
- Penn Hills
- Pitcairn
- Rankin
- Sharpsburg
- Swissvale
- Tarentum
- Turtle Creek
- Versailles
- West Mifflin
- Whitaker
- Wilkins
- Wilkinsburg
Applicants to the program must meet the following qualifications:
- Must be current on taxes, water, sewage and refuse bills on all properties owned in Allegheny County.
- Must have no outstanding code violations on properties owned in Allegheny County.
- Must submit a complete application, including all required supporting documentation.
To request an application or to learn more about the program, please contact the Program Coordinator at (412)350-1079.