Official:Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) and Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), to require that the owners of residential properties that are vacant following foreclosure register, inspect and maintain such properties, and to provide for enforcement and penalties for failure to do so, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Greenlee
Introduced: November 4, 2010
Signed: December 16, 2010
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law requires owners of vacant residential properties that have been foreclosed to register, inspect, and maintain their properties. Failure to do so can result in fines and penalties.
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