Cracked Sidewalks Marked For Repair
Does a cracked sidewalk or missing house numbers make a home unfit for habitation? According to many municipalities it does and these conditions can result in settlement delays under current laws and some municipalities have chosen to define “unfit for habitation” as any property maintenance violation defined in their requirements, no matter how minor.
There is good news on the horizon though. An amendment to House Bill 1437 which passed unanimously this week in the Pennsylvania House would require that certificates be issued by municipalities who choose to conduct resale code inspections, regardless of the nature of code violation found. The amendment creates a new category of Temporary Access certificate that would allow a sale to proceed even if a home is determined to be unfit for habitation, but require that substantial code violations be corrected prior to the new owner inhabiting the property. It would also require that all other minor code violations be corrected within a certain time frame, with financial and other penalties left in place for failure to comply.
Check out the Use & Occupancy application and requirements for Nether Providence Township.
Wallingford PA Real Estate – Wallingford, PA 19086
