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Ordinance amending and supplementing the City Code, Title VII Business Licensing, by adding Article X Rental of Residential Housing, Chapter 781 Residential Housing Rental Permit Program to provide for the registration and regulation of rental housing located within the City; to allow inspections in the case of noncompliance; and to provide penalties for violation.
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title VII Business Licensing, is hereby amended and supplemented by adding Article X Rental of Residential Housing, Chapter 781 Residential Housing Rental Permit Program to provide for the registration and regulation of rental housing located within the City; to allow inspections in the case of noncompliance; to provide penalties for violation; and to repeal conflicting ordinances, as follows:
Article X Rental of Residential Housing
Chapter 781: Residential Housing Rental Permit Program
Section 781.00 Purpose and Intent.
The City of Pittsburgh recognizes the need for a registration program for residential rental units located within the City in order to ensure rental units meet all applicable building, existing structures, fire, health, safety, and zoning codes, and to provide an efficient system for compelling both absentee and local Landlords to correct violations and maintain, in proper condition, rental property within the City. The City recognizes that the most efficient system is the creation of a program requiring the registration of residential rental units within the City as defined in this Ordinance, so that an inventory of rental properties and a verification of compliance can be made by City officials.
Section 781.01 Definitions.
As used in this Ordinance, the following terms and words shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.
(a) "Appeal Officer" shall be the Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals.
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