This is the heart of IJ's lawsuit: Challenging Philadelphia law enforcement's direct financial incentive to seize and forfeit property. Pennsylvania has one of the least stringent civil forfeiture laws in the country.Carefully review the criteria listed above and those listed in the application. (i) A claimant shall file an answer setting forth a right of possession of the property within 30 days of service of the forfeiture petition. Please fill out the form below to receive a free consultation, we will respond to your inquiry within 24-hours guaranteed. On the Philadelphia block where Maleny Vazquez resides, the police have seized more homes than in the entire state of Pennsylvania. In short, no one in Philadelphia was providing free legal help to property owners who were too poor to hire a lawyer in civil forfeiture cases.