Rule 701 - Initiation of Conservatorship Action(1) A conservatorship action is commenced and assigned a CS docket number by the filing of a Petition for the Appointment of a Conservator ("Petition") with the Department of Court Records and payment of the applicable filing fee.(2) The petitioner must file a notice of filing of the petition with the Department of Court Records after filing the petition for appointment of a conservator. (See Form 703, Notice of Filing of a Petition for the Appointment of a Conservator.)(3) The petitioner must file a praecipe for lis pendens with the Department of Court Records for indexing against the property, and a lis pendens with the Department of Real Estate. Note: The Judge has the discretion to remove the lis pendens(4) A copy of the petition filed with the Department of Court Records must be submitted to conservatorship calendar@alleghenycourts.us to receive a hearing date.(5) The petition must be filed by an eligible "party in interest" as defined in 68 P.S. § 1103 of the Abandoned and Blighted Properties Conservatorship Act, 68 P.S. § 1101 et seq. ("the Act").Adopted effective 11/13/2023. The Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act provides a mechanism to transform abandoned and blighted properties into productive reuse by authorizing the filing of a petition with the Court of Common Pleas by certain named interested parties seeking the appointment of a Conservator who will be authorized to take possession of the property, undertake its rehabilitation, and as appropriate, ultimately sell the premises unless reclaimed by the owner(s).