PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1841, 2172
PRINTER'S NO. 2286
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1567
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MALAGARI, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, WEBSTER, N. NELSON,
HILL-EVANS, GUENST, KHAN, SAMUELSON, SHUSTERMAN, D. WILLIAMS,
GREEN, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BOYD, KAZEEM, MAYES, CIRESI, OTTEN,
M. MACKENZIE, MAJOR, KUZMA, MIHALEK, SCHMITT, GAYDOS, KUTZ,
T. DAVIS AND CERRATO, JULY 11, 2023
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 20, 2000 (P.L.724, No.99), entitled
"An act requiring purchasers of real estate with buildings
thereon to bring the buildings into compliance with municipal
codes; providing for nuisance abatement; and imposing
penalties," further providing for definitions and for
compliance requirement.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definitions of "municipality," "temporary
access certificate" and "use and occupancy certificate" in
section 2 of the act of December 20, 2000 (P.L.724, No.99),
known as the Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance Act, are
amended to read:
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Municipality." Any of the following:
(1) Any city, borough, incorporated town, township, home
rule municipality, optional plan municipality, optional
charter municipality or any similar general purpose unit of
government which may be created or authorized by statute.
(2) An authority or instrumentality of a unit of
government specified under paragraph (1).
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"Temporary access certificate." A certificate issued by a
municipality as a result of the municipal inspection of a
property incident to the resale of the property that identifies
at least one substantial violation, and the purpose of the
certificate is to authorize the purchaser to access the property
for the purpose of correcting substantial violations pursuant to
the maintenance and repair provisions of this act. No [person]
new occupant who has not previously occupied a property may
occupy a property during the term of a temporary access
certificate, but [the] tenants, in the case of a tenant-occupied
property, already occupying the property may remain in the
property at the discretion of code enforcement based on human
habitability . The owner shall be permitted to store personalty
that is related to the proposed use or occupancy of the property
or is needed to repair the substantial violations during the
time of the temporary access certificate.
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"Use and occupancy certificate." A certificate issued by a
municipality stipulating that the property meets [all]
ordinances and codes and may be used or occupied as intended.
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Section 2. Section 3(a) and (a.2)(2) of the act are amended
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to read:
Section 3. Compliance requirement.
(a) General rule.--Within 12 months of the date of purchase,
the purchaser of a property known to be in violation or
substantial violation of a municipal code or ordinance shall, at
his option, either:
(1) bring the property into compliance with municipal
codes or ordinances; or
(2) demolish the building or structure in accordance
with law.
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(a.2) Reinspection of property.--
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(2) If a temporary access [permit] CERTIFICATE has been
issued and reinspection indicates that the noted substantial
violations have been corrected and no other substantial
violations that make the property unfit for human habitation
are noticed but other cited violations have not yet been
corrected, the municipality shall issue a temporary use and
occupancy [permit] CERTIFICATE to be valid for the time
remaining on the original temporary access [permit]
CERTIFICATE.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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