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Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) and Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), to require that the owners of residential properties that are vacant following foreclosure register, inspect and maintain such properties, and to provide for enforcement and penalties for failure to do so, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
SUBCODE "A"
(THE PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE)
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CHAPTER 5
VIOLATIONS
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SECTION A-506 CODE VIOLATION NOTICES (CVN)
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A-506.2 Remittance amount. The amount required to be remitted in response to a notice of violation is the amount indicated in Section 1-112 of The Philadelphia Code unless otherwise specified.
Exceptions: The amount required to be remitted shall be as follows for violation of the following provisions:
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7. Section PM-306.2.1
(Foreclosed Vacant
Residential Properties). . . . . .Three hundred
dollars ($300.00)
CHAPTER 6
PENALTIES
SECTION A-601 FINES
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A-601.3 Fines for Class III offenses: Notwithstanding subsection A-601.1, any person who violates any of the following provisions shall have committed a Class III offense and shall be subject to the fines set forth in subsection 1-109(3) of The Philadelphia Code:
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13. PM-306.2.1 (Foreclosed Vacant Residential Properties);
[13.] 14. PM-307.0 (Unsafe and Unfit Structures and Equipment);
[14.] 15. PM-308.0 (Imminently Dangerous Structures); and
[15.] 16. PM-406.3 (Cooling facilities).
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SUBCODE "PM"
(THE PHILADELPHIA PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE)
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CHAPTER 2
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION PM-202.0 GENERAL DEFINITIONS
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Foreclosed Vacant Residenti...
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