§32A03. Public nuisance.

(a) Abatement.--Except as provided under subsection (b), any building, housing or property or a part of any building, housing or property erected, altered, extended, reconstructed, removed or maintained, contrary to the provisions of an ordinance passed for the purposes specified under this chapter, may be declared, by a court of law, a public nuisance and may be abatable.

(b) Exception.--A violation of the Uniform Construction Code or any ordinance that equals or exceeds the Uniform Construction Code shall be subject to the Pennsylvania Construction Code and the regulations adopted under the Pennsylvania Construction Code relating to enforcement for noncompliance.