Senate Bill 780 Printer's Number 837

PENNSYLVANIA, May 27 - of temporary, makeshift or hand-built structures are utilized as

a place of habitation for three or more unrelated individuals.

"Indication of nuisance." A condition of property that is

consistent with a public or private nuisance at common law. The

term includes:

(1) Insufficient facilities to meet sanitation needs.

(2) Visible, dangerous or unsanitary accumulation of

camping paraphernalia, abandoned belongings, garbage or human

waste.

(3) Open fires.

(4) Open air drug markets, visible drug use or

accumulation of drug paraphernalia.

"Interested person." A resident or owner of real property

adversely impacted by an unauthorized encampment. It shall be

presumed that a parcel of real property located within 1600 feet

of an unauthorized encampment is adversely impacted.

"Unauthorized encampment." An encampment on public or

private property , without the property owner's express consent

or authorization, where an indicatio n of nuisance exist s .

§ 5702. Unauthorized encampments prohibited.

(a) Generally.--An u n authorized encampment is prohibited.

(b) Owner's consent.--In the event a property owner gives

express consent for an encampment:

(1) The property owner shall prevent, mitigate and abate

any condition of nuisance on the property.

(2) The property owner shall comply with any health and

safety regulations for camping or encampments adopted by

ordinance of the municipality in which the property is

located.

(3) The property owner shall be liable for a dangerous

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