Borough of Vandergrift, PA Article II Rental Occupancy Permits

[Adopted 10-6-1995 by Ord. No. 4-1995 (Ch. V, Part 5, of the 1970 Code of Ordinances)]

§ 368-7 Property owner obtains certificate of occupancy.

On and after the effective date of this article, each owner of real estate in Vandergrift Borough, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, who proposes to lease said real estate, shall obtain a certificate of occupancy from the Code Enforcement Officer of Vandergrift Borough. Each owner must exhibit this certificate of occupancy to each prospective tenant before he can enter into a lease, either oral or written, for said real estate.

§ 368-8 Compliance with Borough codes and ordinances indicated on certificate.

The Code Enforcement Officer of Vandergrift Borough shall conduct a visual inspection of each property, in a manner determined by Borough Council, before he issues a certificate of occupancy, and it shall be his responsibility to see that all Borough codes and ordinances have been complied with before he issues said certificate of occupancy. In the event the premises does not comply with the Borough codes and ordinances, he must notify the owner, in writing, of the existing violations, and these violations must be alleviated before the certificate of occupancy can be issued.

§ 368-9 Fee for certificate; separate certificates for each rental unit.

The owner of said real estate shall pay to the Code Enforcement Officer, for the use of Vandergrift Borough, the sum of $10 for each certificate of occupancy which is applied for. It is required that a separate certificate of occupancy shall be required for each rental unit, no matter how large or small.

§ 368-10 Certificate required prior to leasing to new tenant.

All properties leased before the date of this article shall not be required to comply with the provisions hereof as long as said lease or any renewal thereof remains in effect. This article shall only apply to said property at such time as it is leased to another tenant. Before the property may be leased to a new tenant, the property owner must obtain a certificate of occupancy.

§ 368-11 Violations and penalties.

Any person who fails to comply with any provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 or more than $600 plus costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days.