PRINTER'S NO. 2053
No. 1651 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY BELARDI, CAWLEY AND STABACK, JUNE 11, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, JUNE 11, 1997
AN ACT
1 Providing for compliance with building codes in second class A
2 cities; and imposing penalties.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Second Class
7 A City Building Code Compliance Act.
8 Section 2. Definitions.
9 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
10 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11 context clearly indicates otherwise:
12 "Known to have." Knowledge based on a disclosure made
13 pursuant to the act of July 2, 1996 (P.L.500, No.84), known as
14 the Real Estate Seller Disclosure Act, knowledge based on a
15 disclosure made to the purchaser during the course of purchase
16 of the property or knowledge based on a building code violation
17 of record.
1 Section 3. Compliance requirement.
2 (a) General rule.--Any purchaser of any building or part of
3 a building known to have substantial violations of second class
4 A city codes relating to building, housing, property maintenance
5 or fire is required to make a reasonable attempt to bring the
6 building or that part of a building into compliance with those
7 codes or demolish the building within one year of the date of
8 purchase.
9 (b) Personal liability.--Failure to comply with the
10 requirements of subsection (a) shall result in the purchaser
11 being personally liable for the costs of repairs or demolition
12 and a fine of $10,000.
13 (c) Enforcement.--Second class A cities are authorized to
14 enforce the provisions of this section.
15 Section 4. Effective date.
16 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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