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Chapter C HOME RULE CHARTER
Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
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Chapter 23 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS
Chapter 36 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES
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Chapter 120 ALARM SYSTEMS
Chapter 127 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Chapter 141 ANIMALS
Chapter 166 CABLE TELEVISION
Chapter 173 COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY CODE
Chapter 180 CONSTRUCTION CODES
Chapter 185 CONVERSION THERAPY
Chapter 188 CURFEW
Chapter 201 ELECTRIC SERVICE
Chapter 212 FEES
Chapter 219 FIREARMS
Chapter 225 FIREWORKS
Chapter 231 FIRE INSURANCE PROCEEDS
Chapter 237 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
Chapter 251 FOOD CODE
Chapter 272 GRAFFITI
Chapter 288 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 295 HISTORICAL AND CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
Chapter 302 HOUSE NUMBERING
Chapter 308 HOUSING
Chapter 317 INVASIVE PLANTS AND NOXIOUS WEEDS
Chapter 325 LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 328 LEAD POISONING PREVENTION
Chapter 332 LIBRARY
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Chapter 403 PAWNBROKERS
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Chapter 433 PUBLIC ART
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Chapter 442 RECORDS, PUBLIC ACCESS
Chapter 453 SALES
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Chapter 479 SIDEWALK CAFES
Chapter 485 SIGNS
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Chapter 515 SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
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Chapter 543 TAX ABATEMENTS
Chapter 546 TAX AMNESTY PROGRAM
Chapter 549 TAXATION
Chapter 555 TREES
Chapter 564 VEHICLE NUISANCES, STORAGE OF
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Chapter 576 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 583 VENDING MACHINES
Chapter 600 ZONING
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Chapter A611 BOND ISSUES AND LOANS
Chapter A612 FRANCHISE AND SERVICES
Chapter A613 GOVERNMENTAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Chapter A617 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
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§ 431-208. Health and safety compliance letter and rental compliance letter; extensions.
   A.   Issuance. Upon determination by a Property Maintenance Inspector of no findings of violations or deficiencies of this Part, a Health and Safety Compliance Letter shall be prepared and issued to the person requesting the inspection. The letter shall be served upon the person requesting the inspection via first class mail or emailed and a copy shall be placed in the property file in the Property Maintenance Division. The Health and Safety Compliance Letter shall state that as of the date of issuance of the letter the property complied with this Part. The letter shall not be meant to be nor interpreted that the property is in compliance with the Code of the City of Reading.
   B.   Request for extension. The person requesting an inspection may submit to the City of Reading Property Maintenance Division in writing a request for an extension of time of the validity of the Health and Safety Compliance Letter.
   C.   Timing to request extension. A request for an extension may be requested at the time of the first reinspection.
   D.   Requirements. A request for an extension of the Health and Safety Compliance Letter shall, at a minimum, set forth the reason for the request and the requested length of extension of validity of the compliance letter.
   E.   Response. The City of Reading Property Maintenance Division, at its discretion, may approve or reject a request for an extension of the time period for the validity of a Health and Safety Compliance Letter. The Property Maintenance Division shall notify the person requesting the extension of its decision to accept or reject their request within 14 calendar days of receipt of request as evident by the time stamp of the City of Reading Property Maintenance Division acknowledging receipt. Said notice shall be mailed via first class mail or emailed to the person requesting the extension. If the request is rejected, an inspection must be requested and performed as required by this Part upon expiration of the validity of the compliance letter if necessary to comply with this Part.
   F.   Rental compliance letter. If the property being sold is a rental unit which has undergone a full rental inspection per the Code of the City of Reading within six months of transfer of the property and a letter has been issued by the City of Reading Property Maintenance Division stating that the property is code compliant, the property is not required to undergo a health and safety inspection. The seller or buyer may request a Health and Safety Compliance Letter based on the Rental Compliance Letter.