the owner has taken no substantial steps to correct the
violation within six months following notification of the
violation and for which fines or other penalties or a
judgment to abate or correct were imposed by a
magisterial district judge or municipal court, or a
judgment at law or in equity was imposed by a court of
common pleas. However, no denial shall be permitted on
the basis of a property for which the judgment, order or
decree is subject to a stay or supersedeas by an order of
a court of competent jurisdiction or automatically
allowed by statute or rule of court until the stay or
supersedeas is lifted by the court or a higher court or
the stay or supersedeas expires as otherwise provided by
law. Where a stay or supersedeas is in effect, the
property owner shall so advise the municipality seeking
to deny a municipal permit[.]; or
(iii) a delinquency in real property taxes or
municipal charges or for failure to abate a serious
violation of State law or a code on real property within
the ANY municipality that is owned by a CORPORATION OR
limited liability corporation or a principal of a limited
liability corporation, incorporated inside or outside of
this Commonwealth.
(2) A municipality or board shall not deny a municipal
permit to an applicant if the municipal permit is necessary
to correct a violation of State law or a code.
(3) The municipal permit denial shall not apply to an
applicant's delinquency on taxes, water, sewer or refuse
collection charges that are under appeal or otherwise
contested through a court or administrative process.
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