As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have meaning indicated:
AGREEMENT OF SALE
Any agreement or written instrument which provides that title to
any property shall thereafter be transferred from one owner to another owner,
and shall include inter alia written leases which contain options to purchase
the leased property, and leases which provide that the lessees of the property
shall acquire title thereto after the payment of a stipulated number of regular
rent payments or after a stipulated period of time.
OWNER
Any person, partnership, association, corporation or fiduciary having
legal or equitable title or any interest in any real property. Whenever used
in any clause prescribing or imposing a penalty, the term "owner," as applied
to partnerships and associations, shall mean the partners, or members thereof,
and as applied to corporations, the officers thereof.
PROPERTY
All real property situate in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania.
In Cheltenham Township, it shall be unlawful for any owner to sell his
property, or any interest therein, unless the owner shall first deliver to
the purchaser at or prior to the time for settlement:
A. A certification of the zoning district classification,
issued by the Township Zoning Officer, indicating the zoning district classification
of the property to be sold.
B. A certification that the use to which the property is
being put does or does not comply with township ordinances.
C. An affidavit affirming that the property has the street address number properly displayed as required by Chapter
114, Numbering of Buildings.
D. If the property is a single-family residential dwelling, an affidavit affirming that the dwelling has been equipped with smoke detectors in accordance with Chapter
151, Fire Prevention, Article
III, Fire Prevention Code.
Every owner shall insert in every agreement for the sale of property
located in Cheltenham Township a provision setting forth the zoning district
classification of such property and a provision warranting the use to which
the property is being put as being in compliance with township ordinance.
Such agreements may further provide that, in making such statements and providing
such warranties, the owner may rely upon certifications issued by the Township
Zoning Officer.