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§ 1083. Compliance requirement

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 68 P.S. Real and Personal PropertyEffective: January 3, 2017

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 68 P.S. Real and Personal Property (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 25. Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance
Effective: January 3, 2017
68 P.S. § 1083
§ 1083. Compliance requirement
Currentness
(a) General rule.--Within 12 months of the date of purchase, the purchaser of a property known to be in violation of a municipal code or ordinance shall, at his option, either:
(1) bring the property into compliance with municipal codes or ordinances; or
(2) demolish the building or structure in accordance with law.
(a.1) Negotiation of longer time periods.--At the request of the property owner, the municipality may negotiate, at its discretion, longer time periods for maintenance and repair of the structure under a temporary certificate, but the time periods stated in subsection (a) may not be shortened.
(a.2) Reinspection of property.--
(1) At the expiration of the time period set forth in subsection (a) or before that time, if requested by the property owner, the municipality shall reinspect the property for the purpose of determining compliance with the cited violations.
(2) If a temporary access permit has been issued and reinspection indicates that the noted substantial violations have been corrected but other cited violations have not yet been corrected, the municipality shall issue a temporary use and occupancy permit to be valid for the time remaining on the original temporary access permit.
(3) If the reinspection indicates that all noted violations have been corrected, the municipality shall issue a use and occupancy certificate for the property.
(b) Penalty.--
(1) Failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) shall result in:
(i) Revocation of the temporary certificate.
(ii) The purchaser being subject to any existing municipal ordinances or codes relating to the occupation of a property without a use and occupancy certificate.
(iii) The purchaser being personally liable for the costs of maintenance, repairs or demolition sufficient to correct the cited violations, and a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000.
(2) Fines shall be remitted to the municipality in which the building, structure or part of a building or structure is located.
(3) In municipalities with low-income housing, not less than one-third of the fine imposed specifically for code violations shall be used by the municipality for low-income housing in a manner determined by the municipality.
(c) to (e) Deleted by 2016, Nov. 3, P.L. 1047, No. 133, § 3, effective in 60 days [Jan. 3, 2017].
(f) Exception.--A violation of a municipal code or ordinance, for which a fine, other penalty or a judgment to abate or correct was imposed by a magisterial district judge or municipal court, or a judgment at law or in equity was imposed by a court of common pleas prior to purchase, shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.
(g) Nonapplicability.--This section shall not apply where the municipality denies the certificate or permit pursuant to 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61 (relating to neighborhood blight reclamation and revitalization).

Credits

2000, Dec. 20, P.L. 724, No. 99, § 3, effective in 60 days. Amended 2016, Nov. 3, P.L. 1047, No. 133, § 3, effective in 60 days [Jan. 3, 2017].
68 P.S. § 1083, PA ST 68 P.S. § 1083
Current through Act 4 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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