(a) All residential structures, whether owner-occupied or rental units, single-family, two family or multi-family dwellings, shall be bound by these requirements. Each unit in a two-family dwelling or multi-family dwelling shall be treated separately by this ordinance and each shall require its own occupancy permit.
(b) All residential dwelling units must be inspected by the Borough of White Oak and brought up to current code standards prior to a change in the person or persons occupying the dwelling unit.
(c) The property owner or agent for the property shall make application to the Borough of White Oak on a Borough supplied form and return it to the Borough along with the required application fee.
(d) The Borough shall conduct an inspection of the premises and shall make note of all deficiencies from the applicable codes pertaining to residential structures within the Borough of White Oak. If the dwelling unit is found to be in compliance with the aforementioned codes, then the property owner or agent shall be issued an Occupancy Permit for the dwelling unit.
(e) If deficiencies are found, the Borough shall re-inspect the property after notification that all deficiencies are corrected by the owner or agent. If all deficiencies are found to be corrected, the owner or agent shall be issued an Occupancy Permit for the structure.
(f) No dwelling unit may be sold, leased, rented or otherwise re-inhabited prior to the issuance of a occupancy permit after the occupants or tenants legally residing in the premises at the time of the adoption of this ordinance vacate the premises.
(g) No one or two family or multi-family rental dwelling unit shall be required to be inspected more than once every year regardless of the number of changes in the persons occupying the unit.
(h) Interior corridors of all multi-family dwelling whose units share common interior corridors are subject to inspection and code compliance at the same time as the inspection of the first unit in the structure requested for inspection.
(Ord. 3481. Passed 5-21-07.)