adopted building, housing, property maintenance or fire code or
maintenance, health or safety nuisance ordinance that makes a
building, structure or any part thereof unfit for human
habitation and is discovered during the course of a municipal
inspection of a property and disclosed to the record owner or
prospective purchaser of the property through issuance of a
municipal report.
"Temporary use and occupancy 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
reveals a violation but no substantial violation, and the
purpose of which certificate is to authorize the purchaser to
fully utilize or reside in the property while correcting
violations pursuant to the maintenance and repair provisions of
this act. The term includes a certificate that meets this
definition, regardless of the terminology utilized by a
municipality, including, but not limited to, "resale
certificate" or "certificate of occupancy."
"Temporary use 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 which
certificate is to authorize the purchaser to utilize the
property for the purpose of correcting substantial violations
pursuant to the maintenance and repair provisions of this act.
The term includes a certificate that meets this definition,
regardless of the terminology utilized by a municipality,
including, but not limited to, "resale certificate" or
"certificate of occupancy." No person may occupy a property
during the term of a temporary use certificate, but the owner
shall be permitted to store personalty in the property during
that time.
"Unfit for human habitation." A condition which renders a
building, structure, or any part thereof, dangerous or injurious
to the health, safety or physical welfare of an occupant or the
occupants of neighboring dwellings. The condition may include
substantial violations of a property that show evidence of: a
significant increase to the hazards of fire or accident;
inadequate sanitary facilities; vermin infestation; or a
condition of disrepair, dilapidation or structural defects such
that the cost of rehabilitation and repair would exceed one-half
of the agreed-upon purchase price of the property.
"Use and occupancy 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 does not
reveal a violation and the purpose of which certificate is to
authorize the purchaser to fully utilize or reside in the
property. The term includes a certificate that meets this
definition, regardless of the terminology utilized by a
municipality, including, but not limited to, "resale
certificate" or "certificate of occupancy."
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