As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
AGREEMENT OF SALE
Any agreement or written instrument which provides that title
to any property shall thereafter be transferred from one owner to
another owner, and shall include inter alia written leases which provide
that the lessee of the property shall acquire title thereto after
the payment of a stipulated number of regular rent payments or after
a stipulated period of time.
DISTRICT
Any jurisdictional area or zone as set forth in the Planning
and Zoning Code of the Borough.
OWNER
Any person, copartnership, association, corporation or fiduciary
having legal or equitable title or any interest in any real property.
Whenever used in any section prescribing or imposing a penalty, the
term "owner," as applied to copartnerships and associations, shall
mean the partners or members thereof, and as applied to corporations,
the officers thereof.
PROPERTY
Any building or structure situated in the Borough.
REGULATIONS
Include regulations promulgated by the Zoning, Building and
Health Codes of the Borough and by the Pennsylvania Department of
Labor and Industry and all other applicable local, state or federal
laws and regulations.
Notwithstanding any other law or ordinance,
the provisions of this chapter may not be waived or disclaimed by
any oral or written agreement executed by any owner or purchaser.
The buyer notification certificate shall be
compiled from the records of the Borough and from an inspection of
the property. The issuance of the certificate is not a representation
by the Borough that the subject property or its present use is or
is not in compliance with the law. Neither the enactment of this chapter
nor the preparation and delivery of any certificate required hereunder
shall impose any liability upon the Borough for any error or omissions
contained in such certificate nor shall the Borough bear any liability
not otherwise imposed by law.
Any owner who violates the provisions of this
chapter shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction,
shall be fined up to $300 or be imprisoned for not more than 30 days,
or both.
This chapter shall take effect on July 1, 2000.