[Adopted 7-21-2008 by Ord. No. 692]
The purpose of this article is to protect and promote the public
health, safety, and welfare of its citizens by establishing regulations
relating to residential rental units in the Township of Penn. This
article provides for licensing and inspection of residential rental
units, and penalties for noncompliance.
See Chapter
142, the Ordinance of Definition.
A residential rental license shall not be transferred. In the
case of licensed residential rental units that are sold or transferred,
the new owner shall seek a residential rental license for each residential
rental unit and have each residential rental unit inspected. Failure
to secure a residential rental license for each residential rental
unit within 60 days of the date of sale or transfer of ownership shall
result in the revocation of the existing residential rental license
applicable to each unit.
Should the Township require inspection fees and/or residential
license application fees at some future time, said inspection fees
and residential rental license application fees shall be set, from
time to time, by resolution of the Board of Commissioners. The application
fee shall be charged for each initial application and for all renewal
applications for a residential rental license. The inspection fee
shall be charged for the initial inspection and for each reinspection
and for all inspections associated with enforcement of this article.