Pennsylvania expands municipal permit denials for property owners with code violations and tax debts

Pennsylvania municipalities can now deny building and occupancy permits to corporations, limited liability companies, and their principals who have tax delinquencies or serious code violations on any property statewide. The measure also creates a $1,000 fine for failing to disclose these violations on permit applications and exempts permits needed specifically to fix a code violation. The rules take effect in 60 days.

Real estate developers, corporate property owners, and landlords statewide face permit blocks across municipal lines for unpaid taxes or unresolved code violations anywhere in the Commonwealth, while gaining an explicit right to obtain permits solely to correct existing violations.