In addition to any specific contractual agreements between owners and
occupants with respect to responsibilities, the following shall apply.
Every occupant of a dwelling unit or rooming unit shall be responsible
for the exercise of proper care in the use and operation of all plumbing fixtures,
appliances and equipment therein. Every owner of a building containing two
or more dwelling and/or rooming units shall be responsible for keeping supplied
facilities in proper operating condition.
The renter-occupant of a dwelling containing a single dwelling unit
shall be responsible for the extermination of any rodents, vermin or other
pests therein or on the premises. In a structure containing two or more dwelling
and/or rooming units, the occupant shall be responsible for such extermination
whenever his unit is the only one infested. When, however, infestation of
any unit is caused by failure of the owner to maintain such unit in rodentproof
condition or when two or more units within a structure are infested, extermination
shall be the responsibility of the owner.
No owner, operator or occupant shall cause any service, facility, equipment
or utility which is required to be supplied under the provisions of this chapter
to be removed from, shut off from or discontinued for any occupied dwelling
unit or rooming unit, except for necessary repairs, alterations or emergencies.
[Amended 12-22-1975 by Ord. No. 75-15; 11-12-1985
by Ord. No. 85-15; 6-12-1989 by Ord.
No. 89-15]
A. No person shall occupy or permit to be occupied by another
any vacant dwelling, condominium, dwelling unit or rooming unit unless or
until it has been inspected and determined by the Code Enforcement Officer
to be in good repair, clean, sanitary, in a habitable condition and in complete
compliance with all provisions of this chapter.
B. All dwellings shall be inspected and approved, and an
inspection fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners
shall be paid to the Township of Marple prior to the sale, transfer or settlement
of any dwelling.
C. All rental dwellings, dwelling units or rooming units
shall be inspected and approved, and an inspection fee as set from time to
time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners shall be paid to the Township
of Marple prior to any occupancy of the above specified units.
D. On any sale or transfer of property, the seller is responsible
for the repair of public sidewalks, driveway apron, and curb. When curbing
and sidewalks are replaced, handicapped ramps must be installed at the corners
according to American National Standards Institute specifications.
[Amended 6-8-1992 by Ord. No. 92-12; 3-14-1994
by Ord. No. 94-9]
(1) In addition, all underground facilities (whether operational
or abandoned), including but not limited to septic tanks, water wells, oil
tanks, cesspools, drainage tile fields for cesspools and septic tanks, runoff
detention basins, infiltration basins and other tanks of any kind whatsoever,
must be delineated in full on the proper forms prior to the sale or resale
of any property within the Township and submitted to the Department of Code
Enforcement for issuance of the necessary certificate of occupancy.
(2) In addition, where potable water is being obtained from
an on-site well a test of the water from said well shall be performed by a
PADEP-certified laboratory with analysis dated no more than one year prior
to the date of the application for a certificate of occupancy. All parameters
currently required for FHA mortgage financing shall be required and a copy
of the analytical test results shall be provided to the Marple Township Department
of Code Enforcement. No such tests shall be required where the property receives
potable water from a public water supplier.
(3) In addition, it a test of indoor air for radon gas has
been performed, the applicant for a certificate of occupancy shall submit
to the Department of Code Enforcement a copy of the test results along with
a description of any corrective measures that have been taken.
E. All mobile homes shall be inspected and approved by the
Code Enforcement Officer and an inspection fee as set from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Commissioners shall be paid to the Township of
Marple prior to the sale, transfer or settlement of any mobile home.
F. A certificate of occupancy will not be issued until all
violations are corrected and a reinspection is made by the Code Enforcement
Officer. The fee for reinspection will be as set from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Commissioners.
G. On the sale or transfer of any property in Marple Township,
the seller shall certify that no sump pump or other facility is connected
to or discharges into the Marple Township sanitary sewer system.
[Added 9-8-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-16]
Every owner of a building containing two or more dwelling and/or rooming
units shall be responsible for providing every window, door or other opening
to the exterior with effective screening protection against mosquitoes, flies
and other insects.
Every owner of a building containing two or more dwelling and/or rooming
units shall be responsible for maintaining the temperature in every occupied
unit in such building at not less than 68° F. during the hours from 7:00
a.m. until 10:00 p.m. and not less than 60° F. during the intervening
hours.