73 Pa.C.S. § 7504: 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 of an ordinance that equals or exceeds the Uniform Construction Code shall be subject to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act and the regulations promulgated under the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act by the Department of Labor and Industry relating to enforcement for noncompliance.