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Timestamp: 2020-07-06 12:12:18
Document Index: 516008376

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 276', '§ 276', '§ 276', '§ 276', '§ 276', '§ 276', '§ 276', '§ 276', '§ 276', '§ 276', '§ 276']

Township of Muhlenberg, PA Real Estate
Ch 276 Art I Use and Occupancy Permits for Transfer of Property
§ 276-2 Property transfer use and occupancy certificate.
§ 276-3 Issuance.
§ 276-5 Fees.
§ 276-6 Inspection procedure.
§ 276-7 Reinspection procedure.
§ 276-8 Miscellaneous.
§ 276-10 Applicability.
Chapter 276 Real Estate
Article I Use and Occupancy Permits for Transfer of Property
[Adopted 2-16-2004 by Ord. No. 391 (Ch. 110, Art. I, of the 1982 Code)]
Whenever the following words and phrases appear in this article, they shall be attributed the following meanings:
Applications for issuance of a use and occupancy permit shall be filed with the Muhlenberg Township Code Enforcement Officer by the seller, buyer or agent for the seller or buyer of the property at the time of signing the agreement of sale, but in any event no later than 30 business days prior to settlement and/or transfer of ownership between buyer and seller. Applications shall contain such information as the Code Enforcement Officer or other designated agent of the Township may require.
Upon receipt of a completed application, the Code Enforcement Officer or other designated agent of the Township shall, within 15 business days, conduct an inspection of the property to determine compliance with minimum standards and requirements, as follows:
An existing acceptable 60-ampere service or a minimum 100-ampere three-wire electric service must be installed for the dwelling;
Upon correction of all violations, the applicant shall notify the Township in writing for a follow-up inspection, which shall be conducted within 15 business days from notification. If following the follow-up inspection the property is determined to be in compliance with the standards, a use and occupancy permit will be issued to the applicant. If additional follow-up inspections are required due to the fact that the applicant did not comply with the violation report, the applicant will be charged an additional reinspection fee as established by resolution of the Board of Commissioners from time to time.
If the inspection completed prior to the transfer of title discloses minor compliance violations, in the discretion of the Code Enforcement Officer, the buyer and seller may enter into a written agreement with the Township for the completion of the work required to bring the property into compliance, and a conditional use and occupancy permit may be issued to the applicant and transfer of title may proceed upon advance payment of the reinspection fee required in § 276-7A. Such agreement shall provide that all of the outstanding compliance items shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Officer within 90 days after the execution of the agreement, the buyers shall be liable for any deficiency, and noncompliance will result in revocation of the conditional use and occupancy permit and penalties provided in § 276-9. (NOTE: See the property transfer agreement.)[1]
The validity of the use and occupancy permit is contingent upon compliance with applicable Township ordinances, and it is revocable upon violation of those ordinances. The use and occupancy permit does not warrant or guarantee on the part of the Township or any officer, agent or employee of the Township the soundness, fitness, safety or adequacy of the facilities inspected. The use and occupancy permit shall not be deemed to give rise to any liability on the part of the Township or any officer, agent, employee or designee thereof. All such liability, and any remedy therefor, shall remain that of the seller or transferor of any structure covered hereby.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay not less that $100 but not more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution or, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days, provided that each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense and notice to the offender shall not be necessary in order to constitute an offense.
The Township may seek an injunction to delay settlement and/or transfer of ownership of property until an inspection occurs and violations are remedied to the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Officer where there has been a failure to file an application pursuant to § 276-4 at least 30 business days prior to settlement and/or transfer of ownership.
A failure to file an application pursuant to § 276-4 at least 30 business days prior to settlement and/or transfer of ownership is deemed a failure of all persons involved in the transaction, including the seller, buyer or agent for the seller or buyer of the property, who are each subject to the fines and penalties listed above.