As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meaning indicated:
AUTHORIZED AGENT
Any person responsible for a property, such as a property
manager, property management company, and/or any agent acting on behalf
of the owner. This shall include but shall not be limited to persons
who complete and submit an application for occupancy on behalf of
the property owner.
COMMERCIAL PREMISES
Any building or portion of any building that is designed
or used for business, storage or any purpose other than a place of
residence for a person or family.
DWELLING UNIT
Any house, building, premises, apartment or portion of any
building, including any apartment building, boarding home or condominium
development, that is designed or used as a place of residence for
one person or family and which contains a facility for cooking.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING UNIT
A building containing two or more independent dwelling units,
including, but not limited to, double houses, row houses, townhouses,
condominiums, apartment houses, and conversion apartments.
OWNER
The legal owner of real estate, including the owner as reflected
in deed or document recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds
of Allegheny County or any other county office.
[Amended 2-19-2020 by Ord. No. 20-001]
Any individual, firm or corporation who shall violate a provision
of this chapter or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements
thereof shall be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine
of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days,
or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues
after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
The fines and penalties may be collected by suit instituted in the
name of the Borough of Wilkinsburg before the District Magistrate
in the like manner as debts of like amounts may be sued for by existing
laws.
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof
to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such holding shall
not affect the other provisions or applications of this chapter which
can be given effect without the invalid provision or application,
and to this end, the provisions of this chapter are declared severable.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
This chapter shall become immediately effective upon the date
of execution.