Every owner who is not a full-time resident of the Borough of
Munhall or a resident elsewhere within 15 miles from Munhall shall
designate a manager who shall reside within 15 miles of the Borough
of Munhall. If the owner is a corporation, a manager shall be required
if any officer of the corporation does not reside within the aforesaid
distance. The officer shall perform the same function as a manager.
If the owner is a partnership, a manager shall be required if a partner
does not reside in the aforesaid distance. Said partner shall perform
the same function as a manager. The manager shall be the agent of
the owner for service of process and receiving notices and demands,
as well as for performing the obligations of the owner under this
chapter and under rental agreements with occupants. The identity,
address and telephone number(s) of a person who is designated as manager
hereunder shall be provided by owner or manager to the Borough, and
such information shall be kept current and updated as it changes.
The owner or manager shall disclose to the occupant, in writing,
on or before the commencement of the tenancy:
A. The name, address and telephone number of the manager, if applicable;
and
B. The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the premises.
The owner shall reply promptly to reasonable complaints and
inquiries from occupants.
The owner shall comply with all provisions of the Landlord and
Tenant Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Where an owner does not regulate the use of common areas and
the behavior of occupants and guests in the common areas, the owner
shall be directly responsible for the behavior of occupants and guests
in the common area as if the owner were an occupant.
Upon receiving notice of any code violation from the Code Enforcement
Officer, the owner shall promptly take action, or cause the necessary
action to be taken, to abate the offending condition and eliminate
the violation.
In case the owner of premises shall neglect, fail or refuse
to comply with any notice from the Borough or its Code Enforcement
Office to correct a violation relating to maintenance and repair of
the premises under any code within the period of time stated in such
notice, the Borough may cause the violation to be corrected. There
shall be imposed upon the owner a charge of the actual costs involved,
plus 10% of said costs for each time the Borough shall cause a violation
to be corrected; and the owner of the premises shall be billed after
same has been completed. Any such bill which remains unpaid and outstanding
after the time specified therein for payment shall be grounds for
the imposition of a municipal lien upon the premises as provided by
law. Such lien may be reduced to judgment and enforced and collected
as provided by law, together with interest at the legal rate and court
costs. The remedies provided by this section are not exclusive, and
the Borough and its Code Enforcement Officer may invoke such other
remedies available under this chapter or other applicable codes, ordinances
or statures, including, where appropriate, condemnation proceedings
or declaration of premises as unfit for habitation; or suspension,
revocation, or nonrenewal of the license issued hereunder.
The owner shall permit inspections of any premises by the Code
Enforcement Officer at reasonable times upon reasonable notice.