After Court Decision, Mount Penn Council Moves to Revise Rental Inspection Rules
Council discussed Pottstown v. Rivera and agreed to pursue joint revisions with Lower Alsace Township to remove change-of-tenant inspection requirements that may lack probable-cause authority.
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Council reviewed implications of the Pennsylvania Superior Court decision Pottstown v. Rivera for the borough's rental-inspection ordinance. Manager Ahrens and Code Administrator Arthur Kelly explained that the ruling calls into question the constitutionality of compelled inspections based solely on a municipal schedule, since such mandates may not provide probable cause for administrative search warrants.
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