A. 
It shall be the duty of every owner to keep and maintain all regulated rental units in compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations and to keep such property in good and safe condition.
B. 
Owners shall be responsible for regulating the proper and lawful use and maintenance of every dwelling they own and shall be responsible for prohibiting conduct and activities of their occupants that disturb the peaceful enjoyment of other dwelling units and neighboring properties.
C. 
Owners shall promptly respond to reasonable complaints and inquiries from occupants.
A. 
Owners may designate a manager to perform the obligations of the owner under this chapter and under rental agreements with occupants, as well as to act as an agent of the owner for service of process and receiving notices and demands. Managers shall reside within 15 miles of the Borough of Millvale. The name, address and telephone number(s) of the designated manager shall be provided to the Borough and such information shall be kept current and updated as it changes. Notice given to a manager shall be deemed as notice given to the owner.
B. 
A manager shall be required if the owner is:
(1) 
Not a full-time resident within 15 miles of the Borough;
(2) 
A corporation with no officers who reside within 15 miles of the Borough; or
(3) 
A partnership with no partners who reside within 15 miles of the Borough.
The owner or manager shall disclose to the occupant in writing on or before the commencement of the rental agreement:
A. 
The name, address and telephone numbers of the manager, if applicable; and
B. 
The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the premises.
A. 
The owner shall maintain the premises in compliance with all applicable codes and shall ensure all routine maintenance, including lawn mowing and ice and snow removal, is completed and shall promptly make any and all repairs necessary to fulfill this obligation.
B. 
The owner and occupant may agree that the occupant is to perform specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations, or remodeling. The agreement must be in writing and can not waive or diminish the owner's obligations under this chapter and other codes related to property maintenance.
A. 
All rental agreements for regulated rental units shall be in writing. No oral leases and no oral modifications thereof are permitted. All disclosures and information required to be given to occupants by the owner shall be furnished before the signing of the rental agreement. The owner shall provide occupants with copies of the rental agreement upon execution.
B. 
Owner and occupant may include in a rental agreement terms and conditions not prohibited by this chapter or other applicable ordinances, regulations, and laws.
C. 
Upon request by the police or Code Enforcement Officer, the owner shall provide a copy of any rental agreement to the Borough for inspection within 10 days of such request.
The owner shall comply with all provisions of the Landlord-Tenant Act[1] of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 68 P.S. § 250.101 et seq.
It shall be the duty of every owner of a regulated rental unit to notify the Code Enforcement Officer in writing of any:
A. 
Change in ownership of the premises;
B. 
Change in the number of regulated rental units on the premises;
C. 
Increase in the number of occupants in a regulated rental unit; or
D. 
Change of a dwelling unit from occupancy by the owner to a regulated rental unit.
A. 
Within 10 days after receipt of written notice from the Code Enforcement Officer that an occupant of a regulated rental unit has violated a provision of this chapter, the owner shall take immediate steps to remedy the violation and take steps to ensure that there is not a reoccurrence of the violation.
B. 
Within 20 days after receipt of a notice of violation, the owner shall file with the Code Enforcement Officer a report, on a form provided by the Borough, setting forth what action the owner has taken to remedy the violation and what steps he or she has taken to prevent a reoccurrence of the violation. The report shall also set forth a plan as to steps the owner will take in the future if the violation recurs.
C. 
The Code Enforcement Officer shall review the report and, if adequate steps have been taken and the plan is adequate to address the future violations, shall approve the plan. The owner shall enforce the plan and failure to do so shall be a violation of this chapter.
D. 
In the event that a second violation occurs within a license year involving the same occupant or occupants, the Code Enforcement Officer may direct the owner to evict the occupants who violated this chapter and to not permit the occupant to occupy the premises during the subsequent licensing period.
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 Officer 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 a lien may be reduced to judgement 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 statues, including, where appropriate, condemnation proceedings or declaration of premises as unfit for habitation; or suspension, revocation, or nonrenewal of the license issued hereunder.
If any regulated rental unit is owned by more than one person, in any form of joint tenancy, as a partnership, or otherwise, each person shall be jointly responsible for the duties imposed under the terms of this chapter and shall be subject to prosecution for a violation of this chapter.