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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 75']

Borough of East Greenville, PA RENTAL UNIT INSPECTIONS
§ 75-1 Permits required.
§ 75-3 Exemptions.
§ 75-4 Applicability of other standards.
§ 75-5 Duration of permits.
§ 75-6 Maintenance and posting of permit.
§ 75-7 Transfer of property; proration of fees.
§ 75-8 Authorization for inspections.
§ 75-9 Issuance of search warrant; probable cause.
§ 75-10 Warrant not required.
§ 75-11 Reinspection during term of permit.
Chapter 75: RENTAL UNIT INSPECTIONS
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of East Greenville 10-2-1989 by Ord. No. 13-89. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Property maintenance — See Ch. 73.
Chapter 75 : RENTAL UNIT INSPECTIONS
No person shall let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit, and no person shall operate a rooming house or let to other for occupancy any room in a rooming house unless he shall first apply for and obtain a permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. Permits for rental dwellings and dwelling units shall require renewal every three years, and rooming house permits shall require annual renewal.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall charge to every person, firm or corporation owning a rental unit within the Borough of East Greenville, before making such inspection as will be necessary for the issuance or renewal of a permit, the following fees, which shall defray the expenses of and compensate the Code Enforcement Officer for his time in conducting such inspections:
$25.00 (every 3 years)
$5.00 (annually)
The United States government, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Borough of East Greenville or any agency thereof.
The exemptions set forth in the previous section shall, nevertheless, not exempt such owner's or operators from compliance with the provisions of the BOCA National Existing Structures Code, Second Edition, 1987, adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of East Greenville by Ordinance No. 8-88 on December 5, 1988, and all other rules and regulations issued in connection therewith.[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 73, Property Maintenance.
Rental dwelling and dwelling unit permits shall be issued according to the inspection schedule of the Code Enforcement Officer and shall continue in effect for 3 calendar years after the date of inspection or until the date of reinspection by the Code Enforcement Officer, whichever such date shall last occur. Upon the expiration of any dwelling unit permit, a new permit shall be required for the further period of three years.
Every permit issued hereunder shall be maintained upon the premises, and every permit issued hereunder pertaining to multiple dwelling units and rooming houses shall be posted in a conspicuous place where it may be seen at all times.
Any permit issued under the provisions hereof shall terminate upon the transfer of ownership of the property, and the new owner or owners shall apply for a renewal thereof within 30 days of such transfer of ownership. Such renewal period shall run only until the date upon which the permit issued to the previous owner would have terminated. In the instance of a rental dwelling or dwelling unit permit, should the renewal period be for a term of less than 18 months, the fee for such permit shall be $12.50, while in the instance of a room permit, should the renewal period be for a term of less than six months, the fee for such permit shall be $2.50 per room. Any owner of a dwelling house, dwelling unit or rooming house who transfers his interest therein to a new owner shall have no right to a reimbursement from the borough of all or any part of his last paid permit fee upon transfer.
The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized and directed to make inspections to determine the condition of the dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house or rooming unit and premises offered for rent located within the Borough of East Greenville in order to safeguard the health and safety of the occupants thereof and the general public. He or she is further authorized to enter, for the purpose of examining and surveying, all areas of the habitable premises at reasonable time. Every occupant of any such premises or operator in charge thereof shall extend to the Code Enforcement Officer access to such premises for the purpose of making any inspection, examination or survey.
If permission to enter any premises for the purpose of inspection is denied, the inspecting officer may apply for a search warrant to the District Magistrate serving the district within which the Borough of East Greenville is located. He shall supply all necessary affidavits containing personal knowledge of probable cause for the issuance of a search warrant. "Probable cause" shall mean:
That inspection of said dwelling unit is part of a routine area inspection being conducted as a part of a systematic or concentrated codes enforcement program;
That the affiant has knowledge of a violation of borough codes that may endanger or otherwise affect the health and safety of the citizens of the Borough of East Greenville; or
Should an inspection, as provided for herein, reveal the existence of a violation of The BOCA National Existing Structures Code, Second Edition, 1987, adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of East Greenville by Ordinance No. 8-88 on December 5, 1988,[1] then the Code Enforcement Officer shall serve upon the owner or operator a violation notice in the form set forth in Section 107.2 of that code. He shall also schedule a reinspection for a date and at a time subsequent to the expiration of the reasonable compliance time set forth in the violation notice. If the violation existing at the time of the initial inspection remains outstanding at the time of the reinspection, the owner or operator shall, upon conviction, become liable to those fines and penalties set forth in Section 110.2 of the code.