PA SB1219

Amends The Fiscal Code to allow Pennsylvania to place liens on private property when recipients of state grants, loans, or contracts use the funds to upgrade or renovate their property without legal authority to do so.

Commonwealth agencies must notify both the recipient and the Department of Revenue when unauthorized property improvements are discovered, and the amount becomes a recoverable debt.

Liens must be recorded with the county prothonotary where the property is located and take priority over most subsequent claims, but remain subordinate to pre-existing mortgages and real estate taxes.

The Department of Revenue cannot execute on the lien until the improved or renovated property is sold or transferred, with innocent purchasers without notice of the lien protected from enforcement.

Takes effect 60 days after enactment.