PRINTER'S NO. 1174
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
942
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, RAFFERTY, WARD, WILLIAMS, YUDICHAK,
ALLOWAY, BARTOLOTTA, MENSCH AND BREWSTER, JULY 15, 2015
REFERRED TO URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, JULY 15, 2015
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 compliance requirement.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3(a) and (e) of the act of December 20,
2000 (P.L.724, No.99), known as the Municipal Code and Ordinance
Compliance Act, are amended and the section is amended by adding
a subsection to read:
Section 3. Compliance requirement.
(a) General rule.--Within [18] 12 months of the date of
purchase or longer subject to an agreement between the purchaser
and the municipality, any purchaser of any building, structure
or part of a building or structure known to have one or more
substantial violations of municipal codes relating to building,
housing, property maintenance or fire shall:
(1) bring the building, structure or that part of a
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