{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8383","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 8383","heading":"Action to abate.","body":"Wherever there is reason to believe that a drug-related nuisance exists, the district attorney, the Attorney General, if requested by a district attorney, the solicitor for the county or municipality, a resident within 1,000 feet of the property, including a tenant of the property, the owner of property or any community-based organization may file an action in the court of common pleas to abate, enjoin and prevent the drug-related nuisance. Such actions shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint alleging the facts constituting the drug-related nuisance.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VII CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 83 PARTICULAR RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES","SUBCHAPTER H DRUG NUISANCES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=83\u0026sctn=83\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"3bc279befed36ea67abc5f9e7ad3ee4f9ffcd1566c019e50b6af315981cf7dc1","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8382","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8384"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}