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.