Pennsylvania Administrative Code

§ 145.93. Factory inspections; right of entry. (a) Authorized inspections by Department. (1) The Department is authorized to inspect: (i) A manufacturing facility of a manufacturer with approved building system documentation or to whom insignia of certification has been issued un…

§ 145.94. Fees. (a) A person submitting an application to the Department under § 145.75(a) (relating to procedures for obtaining approvals of evaluation and inspection agencies) for approval as an industrialized housing evaluation agency or inspection agency shall pay a fee of $1…

§ 145.95. Proprietary information. A manufacturer may designate all or any portion of its building system documentation and compliance control program as proprietary information. In such event, no portion of the manufacturer’s building system documentation or compliance control p…

§ 145.96. Interpretation of this chapter. A question regarding the interpretation of this chapter shall be submitted in writing by an interested person to the Department for resolution. This chapter will be liberally construed by the Department to facilitate achievement of the pu…

§ 145.97. Amendments to this chapter. The Department may propose amendments to this chapter. The Department will publish each proposed amendment in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and provide notice of the amendment to third-party agencies and to manufacturers with approved building sy…

§ 145.98. Variances from this chapter. An interested person may request the Department to grant a variance from the requirements of this chapter as applied to the person. The person shall furnish the Department with the information pertaining to its request for a variance as the …

§ 145.99. Remedies. The Department may seek an order from a court of applicable jurisdiction in this Commonwealth for the enforcement of the act or this chapter, including without limitation an order for injunctive relief to enjoin the sale, lease, delivery or installation of ind…

§ 149.1. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The Manufactured Housing Improvement Act (35 P. S. § § 1658.1—1658.6). Attachment—Wind storm protection accomplished by…

§ 149.2. Purpose. This chapter interprets and makes specific the provisions of the act. This chapter establishes administrative procedures for the implementation of the act, which comply with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.…

§ 149.3. Installation standard for new manufactured homes. (a) In accordance with the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.A. § § 5401—5426), a manufacturer of a new manufactured home shall provide a copy of the manufacturer’s approved desi…

§ 149.3a. Installation and construction standards for relocated manufactured homes. (a) The following installation standards for relocated manufactured homes are acceptable: (1) The installation standard established under § 149.3 (relating to installation standard for new manufac…

§ 149.4. Installer training and certification. (a) Training. (1) The Department will develop or designate acceptable training curricula for individuals seeking certification as an installer. The Department will annually review the training curricula. (2) Those desiring to provide…

§ 149.5. Building code official training. (a) The Department will develop or designate acceptable workshops and training programs for those persons that inspect the installation of manufactured homes. The Department will annually review the content of the workshops or training pr…

§ 149.6. Certificate of Compliance. (a) Upon completion of the installation of a manufactured home, an installer shall complete a Certificate of Compliance. A Certificate of Compliance may only reference items that are addressed in § 149.3 or § 149.3a (relating to installation st…

§ 149.7. Fees. (a) The Department will charge training providers a fee for each: (1) Curriculum evaluated by the Department payable upon submission of the application. (2) Person registered to participate in an approved training curriculum. (b) The Department will charge installe…

§ 149.8. Penalties. (a) General. (1) The Department may suspend or revoke the certification of any person who violates the provisions of the act or this chapter or for whom the Department receives: (i) Homeowner complaints. (ii) Complaints from building code officials regarding p…

GENERAL PROVISIONS § 151.1. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The Local Tax Enabling Act (53 P.S. § § 6924.101—6924.901). Out-of-State employer—An employer that d…

WITHHOLDING § 151.11. Registration of employers. (a) Under section 512(a)(1) of the act (53 P.S. § 6924.512(a)(1)), if an employer has a place of business within a tax collection district and employs one or more persons, other than domestic servants, for compensation, the employe…

§ 151.12. Voluntary withholding for resident employees employed outside of a tax collection district. Under section 512 of the act (53 P.S. § 6924.512), an out-of-State employer who employs a resident of this Commonwealth at a work location outside of this Commonwealth is not req…

§ 151.13. Elective filing and remittance by multi-work location employers. Under section 512(a)(5) of the act (53 P.S. § 6924.512(a)(5)), an employer with more than one place of business in more than one tax collection district may elect to remit the tax withheld from all of its …

§ 151.2. Procedures for filing adjusted declarations of estimated net profits. Under section 502(c)(2)(iv) of the act (53 P.S. § 6924.502(c)(2)(iv)), every taxpayer who has filed the declaration of taxpayer’s estimated net profits required under section 502(c) of the act and who …

TAX OFFICER § 151.21. Mandatory education for tax officers. (a) Initial certification. Persons and entities seeking appointment as tax officers shall take and achieve a passing grade of 70% or above on the initial certification exam given by or on behalf of the Department. (b) Co…

§ 151.22. Minimum number of persons required to receive mandatory education and meet the qualifications and requirements for tax officers. A tax officer or a person or entity seeking appointment as a tax officer shall designate at least one person for every five counties for whic…

§ 151.23. Duties of a tax collection committee in selecting a tax officer. Before appointing or reappointing a tax officer for any tax collection district, a tax collection committee shall: (1) Verify that the proposed tax officer meets the following requirements: (i) Has undergo…

§ 151.24. Duties of an appointed tax officer. A tax officer shall notify the Department and all the tax collection committees for which it collects taxes if it fails to continually meet the requirements of § § 151.21—151.23 (relating to mandatory education for tax officers; minim…

§ 151.25. Point of contact for a tax collection committee. Each tax collection committee shall identify to the Department a point of contact who is available during normal business hours. The point of contact does not need to be a delegate of the tax collection committee. Each ta…

§ 151.26. Bond amount for tax officers. (a) Section 509(d) of the act (53 P.S. § 6924.509(d)) requires that tax collection committee shall fix the amount of the bond in an amount equal to the maximum amount of taxes that may be held in the possession of the tax officer at any giv…

§ 151.3. Procedures for filing taxable income not subject to withholding. Under section 502(c)(3) of the act (53 P.S. § 6924.502(c)(3)), every taxpayer who receives other taxable income not subject to withholding under section 512(3) of the act (53 P.S. § 6924.512(3)) shall make …

§ 151.4. Filing of estimated tax by taxpayers whose major source of gross income is from farming. Under section 502(d) of the act (53 P.S. § 6924.502(d)), a declaration of estimated tax of an individual having an estimated gross income from farming for the taxable year which is a…

MEDIATION § 151.41. Rules for mediation. The following practices and procedures for mediation apply. (1) One or more affected political subdivisions shall give written notice to the tax collection committee and the Department of the desire to submit the disputed matter to mediati…

§ 151.5. Refunds. A tax officer shall refund overpayment of taxes to the taxpayer in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. § § 8421—8438 (relating to Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights Act).

PROCUREMENT § 151.51. Procurement of goods and services—general rule. Tax collection committees shall procure goods and services in accordance with section 1802 of The County Code (16 P.S. § 1802) through competitive sealed bids. References in section 1802 of The County Code to c…

§ 151.6. Publication of a Policy and Procedure Manual. The Department will develop and post on its web site a Policy and Procedure Manual. The Department will update the Policy and Procedure Manual on an annual basis. The Department’s web site includes a library of standardized f…

WITHDRAWAL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW TAX COLLECTION COMMITTEE § 151.61. Withdrawal and establishment of a new tax collection committee. (a) Resolution to withdraw. Under section 505(m) of the act (53 P.S. § 6924.505(m)), a political subdivision governed by a tax collection commi…

§ 2.1. General provisions. The Department maintains a public information system which consists of documents issued as regulations, statements of policy, program rulings, notices and commerce information.

§ 2.2. Regulations. The Department promulgates regulations under its statutory authority. The regulations are codified in this title. Eligibility and participation requirements for program applicants are prescribed in the regulations. The regulations implement and interpret law a…

§ 2.3. Statements of policy. (a) For the purposes of providing guidance to the general public and to program applicants and participants and of interpreting law and regulations, the Department issues statements of policy. The statements of policy are codified in this title. (b) S…

§ 2.4. Program rulings. (a) The Department issues program rulings in two forms as follows: (1) Private rulings. Upon request, the Department issues private rulings to program applicants or participants based upon specific factual information provided in writing by the applicant o…

§ 2.5. Notices. The Department issues notices under statutory and regulatory authority. Notices are published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

§ 2.6. Commerce information. The Department issues written informational materials in the form of guidelines, application forms and packets, brochures, press releases, pamphlets and the like. The purpose of these materials is to call attention to Department procedure or to well-e…

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS § 31.1. Definitions. (a) The definitions set forth in section 103 of the act (35 P. S. § 1680.103) shall apply to this subpart unless a term is specifically defined in subsection (b) or unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (b) The following words…

§ 31.101. Purpose and objectives. These § § 31.101—31.105 are established and will be applied to effectuate the general purposes of the act and the specific objective of providing funds for the financing of certain owner-occupied residential housing for occupancy by qualified per…

§ 31.102. Definitions. (a) All words and terms which are defined in the act are used in these § § 31.101—31.105 as defined in the act. (b) The following words and terms, when used in these § § 31.101—31.105 have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following meani…

§ 31.103. Fees and charges of the agency. Fees may be established by the Agency in connection with loans to be purchased by the Agency in connection with a program. The Agency may establish such other premiums and penalties as it shall determine to be necessary in connection with…

§ 31.104. Community conservation and local land-use planning objectives. The Agency will establish specific procedures and minimum standards to ensure that community conservation goals and local land-use planning objectives are encouraged. Cross References This section cited in 1…

§ 31.105. Approval of lending institutions. When approving a lending institution, the Agency will consider, among other things, the financial strength and stability of the lending institution and its qualifications to originate loans under National Secondary Mortgage Market Stand…

RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM § 31.11. Amortization period. Mortgage loans made for the permanent financing of housing developments may be made for terms up to 50 years.