A. 
No person shall occupy a dwelling or dwelling unit as an owner, residential tenant or lessee unless the owner or the owner's agent shall have first obtained a certificate of occupancy or certificate of continued occupancy issued by the Borough Housing Inspector for the specific dwelling or dwelling unit. The owner or owner's agent shall apply to the Borough Housing Inspector for such certificate of occupancy, which shall be issued by said inspector upon compliance by the owner with the applicable provisions of this article and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. No such certificate shall be transferable. Such certificate shall include the address of the dwelling or dwelling unit, the name of the owner and the name of the person occupying the dwelling or dwelling unit. Every owner or owner's agent applying for a certificate of occupancy shall supply such information as the Borough Housing Inspector requires and shall pay a fee for the inspections that be required until the dwelling or dwelling unit qualifies for the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by complying with the applicable provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
[Amended 12-22-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-20]
(1) 
The fee for the initial inspection is $100 per dwelling unit.
(2) 
The fee for a first, second or subsequent reinspection is $50.
B. 
No person shall occupy any business or commercial unit as a tenant or lessee, unless the owner or the owner's agent shall have first obtained a certificate of occupancy issued by the Borough Housing Inspector for the specific unit. The owner or owner's agent shall apply to the Borough Housing Inspector for a commercial certificate of occupancy, which shall be issued by said inspector upon compliance by the owner with the applicable provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. No such certificate shall be transferable. Such certificate shall include the address of the commercial unit, the name of the owner and the name of the person occupying the unit. Every owner or owner's agent applying for a commercial certificate of occupancy shall supply such information as the Borough Housing Inspector requires and shall pay a fee of $25 per commercial unit for the inspections that may be required until the unit qualifies for the issuance of a commercial certificate of occupancy by complying with the applicable provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by one or more of the following:
(1) 
A fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,000 for each violation of any provisions of this chapter and for each day on which same is violated.
(2) 
Imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days.
(3) 
A period of community service not to exceed 90 days.
B. 
Once a summons and complaint for said violation has been issued by a Borough official by service of regular mail to the owner's last known address, this summons and complaint shall be deemed to include a notice of a violation on that date and notice of a violation of each day thereafter until the violation has been completely remedied. Each violation of any provisions of this chapter and each day on which the same is violated shall be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct offense, and for each such separate and distinct offense a penalty shall be imposed in accordance with the previous subsection.
C. 
A fine in excess of $1,250 may not be imposed upon an owner for violations of housing or zoning codes until such time that the owner has been provided with a thirty-day period in which to cure or abate the condition and an opportunity for a hearing before a court of competent jurisdiction for an independent determination concerning the violation.