53 Pa. Stat. § 24568
Whenever any such nuisance shall be found on any premises within the city contrary to the provisions of this act, the bureau of health is hereby authorized to cause the same to be summarily abated, in such manner as it may direct, and at the expense of the person or persons so offending, and in cases where the owner, owners, agent, or agents of unoccupied property, upon which any offensive matter or substance exists, reside out of the said city, or cannot be found after diligent search, to cause the same to be removed or abated, and the expense attending the removal or abatement of the same shall be recovered by the said bureau in the name of said cities before any court, police magistrate, alderman, or justice of the peace having jurisdiction of like cases.
53 P.S. § 24568