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From the Borough of State College:
In accordance with Section 803.3 of the Centre Region Rental Housing and Building Safety Code,2023 Edition, it is the responsibility of the tenant(s) to review the documents referenced and be familiar with the requirements for the rental property. All tenants on the lease shall sign the acknowledgement and return it to the person in charge. At a minimum, the following information should be provided to all tenants:
- Maximum occupancy for the residential property
- Maximum number of persons who can reside in the rental property.
- If the property is a student home
- Regulations regarding dogs (if present)
- Regulations regarding property maintenance
- Regulations regarding refuse, parking, weeds and removal of snow and ice from sidewalks
- Information on the handling of recyclable materials
- Specific information regarding the State College Division of the Health and Neighborhood Services and the Centre Region Code Administration
- Signed copy of the Fire Safety Certification
- Regulations regarding tampering with fire protection equipment
- Notification in writing of all scheduled inspections a minimum 7 calendar days prior to the scheduled inspection date and one calendar day prior to re-inspections
- Notice of regulations regarding roof occupancy and possible penalties
- Notice of regulations regarding interior furniture and possible penalties
- Notice of regulations regarding unsanitary conditions in rental properties and regulations and possible penalties
- Notice of information regarding tenants’ rights as published by the municipality.
- Notice of information regarding fire-safety as published by the municipality.
- For units where the tenant is responsible for payment of utilities (electricity, natural gas, propane, fuel oil, water, etc.), the owner shall make available to the tenant the prior 24 months of utility costs prior to signing the lease agreement. The tenant is responsible for providing utility cost information to the owner within 60 days of the receipt of the bill from the utility.
Please find below the Centre Region Code Tenant Regulations:
- Regulations Regarding Dogs
- Property Maintenance
- Refuse
- Municipal Waste
- Grass and Weeds
- Grass and Weeds – Part 2
- Snow on Sidewalks
- Snow on Sidewalks – Part 2
- Parking
- Parking – Part 2
- Parking – Part 3
- Roof
- Unsanitary Conditions
- In addition to the imposition of the penalties herein described, the code official or health officer is authorized to issue field fines for unsanitary and unclean condition violations. Dwelling units or portions of dwelling units that are deemed unsanitary or unclean, or hereafter become unsanitary or unclean because of inadequate cleaning, or housekeeping, neglect, or otherwise unsanitary practices, shall be deemed an unsanitary or unclean condition. The health officer and code official shall establish, by written regulation, all unsanitary and unclean conditions and with a fine of $75.00 per occurrence. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served, in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, shall be deemed a separate offense. Any person, firm, or corporation violating one or more of these sections is exempt from the notification requirements set forth in Section 107. Failure to pay the fine, in full, to the Centre Region Council of Governments (COG) within 10 days of issuance will result in legal action in accordance with Section 106.3. All Unsafe Condition Violations can be appealed to the Director of Code Administration within 7 calendar days of issuance.
- Noise Control
- Recycling
- Litter
- Landlord Reference Sheet
- Fraternity Temporary Use (Optional)
- Centre Region Code Safety and Property Maintenance Code