Rental Housing Permit

Obtaining a Rental Housing Permit

A Rental Housing Permit is required for any unit occupied by anyone other than the owner or the owner’s immediate family. 

The Borough of State College has delegated the Rental Housing Permit issuance and management to The Centre Region Code Administration (CRCA).  CRCA is responsible for the review, permit issuance and inspection of building construction, rental housing and commercial fire safety in the Centre Region’s following municipalities: Borough of State College, Patton Township, Ferguson Township, College Township, Half Moon Township, Harris Township, and Borough of Bellefonte. 

Properties seeking a Rental Housing Permit must comply with rental housing inspections through CRCA as well as municipal regulations. 

The Borough of State College Planning Department reviews all permit applications for zoning compliance. Please visit the Planning Department’s page on Rental Housing Permits for information on how to submit a Rental Housing Permit application.

Property Maintenance Code & Fire Prevention Code 

All rental housing in the Borough is required to have a rental permit and is regulated by the International Property Maintenance Code and Fire Prevention Code. These codes require the property owner to maintain the structure in a safe and sanitary condition.

Retaining Your Rental Permit

Rental permits may be suspended for failure to comply with the International Property Maintenance Code and Fire Prevention Code. Section 804 and Section 806 identify reasons why and how a rental permit suspension may occur.

Sections

• According to Section 804, whenever an imminent hazard to community health, safety or welfare exists at a property the Code Administration is authorized to order any structure vacated within 10 days and the rental permit suspended if the violation is not corrected within 90 days.
• Section 806 (PDF) refers to the Borough's Nuisance Property Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is to identify and resolve neighborhood nuisance problems arising from repeated violation of Borough laws and ordinances. The ordinance is designed to actively engage rental property owners in identifying and resolving problem properties before their properties become a reoccurring nuisance property.

Property Maintenance Code

View the property maintenance code.