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Crafton council adopts rental-inspection ordinance requiring three-year unit checks
Summary
Crafton Borough Council approved Ordinance 16-80 to require registration and routine inspections of rental units every three years; council debate focused on fee levels, rollout timing and enforcement.
Crafton Borough Council voted to approve Ordinance 16-80, amending Chapter 90 (Code Enforcement), Article 3, to require registration and a recurring inspection program for rental housing in the borough.
Supporters said the measure is a public-safety tool to catch missing smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors and other hazards in long‑term rental units. “As a renter myself, it would bring me a lot of sound mind to know that my landlord is happy to keep it compliant regularly,” resident Corey Rolla told council during public comment.
The ordinance requires landlords to register rental units with the borough and establishes inspections on a three‑year cycle. Manager John Tedesco read the motion onto the record as “a…
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