Two Philly families were served with Act 135 petitions over properties that had passed down through generations. This is what happened when they fought back.

Read more about Pennsylvania’s conservatorship law has spawned an industry of nonprofits, many run by real-estate investors, that can sue to take over blighted, abandoned properties. Some are finding ways to profit, https://www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

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