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] inhabit the 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 and may withhold rent under the act of
January 24, 1966 (1965 P.L.1534, No.536), referred to as the
City Rent Withholding Act. 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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