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Webinar: What Realtors should know about Act 133

Posted Thursday, July 1, 2021 By Pete Kennedy

Update: Watch a recording of the webinar below: Jump to a section:0:00 Introduction3:18 What is Act 133? 5:18 Why did the old law (MCOCA) need to be amended in 2016? 6:58 Did the revisions in Act 133 'do the trick'? Are there still issues with ...

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U&Os are no substitute for private inspections

Posted Tuesday, June 15, 2021 By Pete Kennedy

We recently heard from a member who had helped her clients close on a home, only to discover a significant electrical issue after settlement. They were surprised by the electrical problem, because the township had performed a use and occupancy ...

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Falls Township Halts Residential U&O Inspections

Posted Tuesday, January 19, 2021 By Pete Kennedy

How about a bit of good news to start 2021? Falls Township, Bucks County, will no longer conduct residential resale inspections. Township supervisors approved an updated use & occupancy inspection ordinance at their Jan. 18 meeting. The ...

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How to Use the New Voting Machines in 2020

Posted Monday, June 1, 2020 By Pete Kennedy

In 2018, Gov. Wolf ordered all 67 counties in Pennsylvania to have paper-based voting machines in time for the April 2020 presidential primary. The systems produce a paper trail of votes that can be manually audited and recounted. Choose a county to ...

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