(a) No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any dwelling, which includes any building, apartment house, condominium, multiple occupancy building, structure or place in which it is intended or likely that people will dwell or habitate, if, at the time of application, there are any outstanding or delinquent unpaid taxes and other Municipal charges, including, but not limited to, real estate taxes, Municipal claims, Municipal liens or delinquent sewer rentals and refuse collection fees.
(b) A temporary certificate of occupancy, valid for twenty days, may be issued, provided that a reputable escrow agent, title company, bank, attorney, savings and loan or other qualified person, corporation or other entity guarantees that said delinquent taxes, Municipal claims, Municipal liens, delinquent sewer rentals or delinquent refuse disposal fees will be paid within that time. If said accounts are paid, then the temporary certificate of occupancy will automatically convert to a certificate of occupancy. If payment is not made within said twenty-day period, the temporary certificate of occupancy will be void.
(Ord. 00-3. Passed 5-15-00.)