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7. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, anyone who obtains title or held an ownership interest without first obtaining a Certificate of Continued Occupancy shall be fully responsible and liable under this ordinance. 8. To the extent that an owner fails to obtain a Certificate of Continued Occupancy and closes title, the owner shall remain liable for a separate violation on each day until a Certificate of Continued Occupancy is issued. This continuing violation for each and every day shall be consistent with Section 25-59b. 9. Any person who serves as an agent, employee or representative of any party to a real estate transaction, including but not limited to any licensed real estate broker, attorneys for seller, buyer, and/or lender may be found liable for a violation hereunder and punished to the full extent of the law. 10. Upon inspection of any building, premises, apartment or any other dwelling unit, the construction official, upon finding that the dwelling unit contains only minor violations of this chapter which are not related to the health, safety and welfare of a prospective tenant so as to prohibit occupation of the tenant, may allow a temporary certificate of continued occupancy to be issued which shall be conditioned upon the property owner's, landlord's or tenant's complying with the provisions of this chapter and the Uniform Construction Code within a reasonable period of time not to exceed 30 days or as per the construction official in writing from the issuance. A permanent Certificate of Continued Occupancy, when all requirements are met within the given time period, shall have no additional fee. 25-40.3 Requirement for Installation and Maintenance of Smoke–Sensitive Alarm Devices and Portable Fire Extinguishers in All Dwelling Units. a. Definitions. Whenever the following terms are used in this section, they shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section as follows: Approved Rating Organization shall mean any of the following: Underwriters Testing Laboratories (UL), Factory Mutual Research Corporation, National Bureau of Standards or National Fire Protection Association Standard Number 72 - 1996 Edition,

ollowing: Underwriters Testing Laboratories (UL), Factory Mutual Research Corporation, National Bureau of Standards or National Fire Protection Association Standard Number 72 - 1996 Edition, National Fire Alarm Code. Carbon monoxide alarm shall mean an instrument approved by an Approved Rating Organization for the detection of carbon monoxide. Dwelling unit(s) shall mean any building, structure or portion thereof including but not limited to single and two-family residences. Enforcing agency shall mean the municipal department or agency which has been authorized to enforce provision of this section. Fire official shall mean the Fire Code Official of the Township who is employed to enforce the Uniform Fire Safety Act. Portable fire extinguisher shall mean an operable portable device, carried and operated by hand, containing an extinguishing agent that can be expelled under pressure for the purpose of suppressing or extinguishing fire, and which is (1) rated for residential use consisting of an ABC type; (2) no larger than a 10 pound rated extinguisher; and (3) mounted within 10 feet of the kitchen area, unless otherwise permitted by the enforcing agency. Seasonal rental unit shall mean a dwelling unit rented for a term of not more than 125 consecutive days for residential purposes by a person having a permanent residence 185