Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: home sale requirements by municipality
120 of the 127 municipalities we track in Allegheny County require an inspection, test or certificate before a home sale.
- 127municipalities tracked
- 120require something at sale
- $10 to $350range of published fees
| City | What is required | Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspinwall BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $35 | Required at sale |
| Avalon BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $55 | Required at sale |
| Baldwin BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $25 | Required at sale |
| Bell Acres BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $20 | Required at sale |
| Bellevue BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $35 | Required at sale |
| Ben Avon BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required at sale | |
| Ben Avon Heights BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection | $35 | Required at sale |
| Bethel ParkAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $25 | Required at sale |
| Blawnox BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| Brackenridge BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $25 | Required at sale |
| Braddock BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| Braddock Hills BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $35 | Required at sale |
| Brentwood BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $100 | Required at sale |
| Bridgeville BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $25 | Required at sale |
| Carnegie BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $30 | Required at sale |
| Castle Shannon BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $50 | Required at sale |
| Chalfant BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $300 | Required at sale |
| Cheswick BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $50 | Required at sale |
| Churchill BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $25 | Required at sale |
| ClairtonAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $240 | Required at sale |
| Collier TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection | Required at sale | |
| Crafton BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $45 | Required at sale |
| Crescent TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required at sale | |
| Dormont BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy permit | $25 | Required at sale |
| Dravosburg BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $20 | Required at sale |
| DuquesneAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $50 | Required at sale |
| East Deer TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $35 | Required at sale |
| East McKeesport BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $125 | Required at sale |
| East Pittsburgh BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $60 | Required at sale |
| Edgewood BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $25 | Required at sale |
| Elizabeth BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $100 | Required at sale |
| Elizabeth TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| Emsworth BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $25 | Required at sale |
| Etna BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $30 | Required at sale |
| Fawn TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| Findlay TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $150 | Required at sale |
| Forest Hills BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $30 | Required at sale |
| Fox Chapel BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Zoning certificate at transfer | $350 | Required at sale |
| Franklin Park BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $225 | Required at sale |
| Glassport BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| Glen Osborne BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required at sale | |
| Greentree BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $110 | Required at sale |
| Hampton TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $40 | Required at sale |
| Harmar TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $60 | Required at sale |
| Harrison TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $25 | Required at sale |
| Heidelberg BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $25 | Required at sale |
| Homestead BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $59 | Required at sale |
| Indiana TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required at sale | |
| Jefferson Hills BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $35 | Required at sale |
| Kilbuck TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $150 | Required at sale |
| Leet TownshipAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $55 | Required at sale |
| Leetsdale BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $45 | Required at sale |
| Liberty BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $50 | Required at sale |
| Lincoln BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $100 | Required at sale |
| Marshall TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required at sale | |
| McCandless TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $168 | Required at sale |
| McDonald BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required at sale | |
| McKees Rocks BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| McKeesportAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| MonroevilleAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $250 | Required at sale |
| Moon TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $50 | Required at sale |
| Mount LebanonAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $50 | Required at sale |
| Mt Oliver BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $55 | Required at sale |
| Munhall BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $30 | Required at sale |
| Neville TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $50 | Required at sale |
| North Braddock BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $20 | Required at sale |
| North Fayette TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection | Required at sale | |
| North Versailles TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $135 | Required at sale |
| O’Hara TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $100 | Required at sale |
| Oakdale BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $20 | Required at sale |
| Ohio TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required at sale | |
| Penn HillsAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $20 | Required at sale |
| Pitcairn BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $75 | Required at sale |
| Pleasant Hills BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Ownership and use form | $30 | Required at sale |
| Plum BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $230 | Required at sale |
| Port Vue BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $200 | Required at sale |
| Rankin BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $50 | Required at sale |
| Reserve TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| Richland TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $32 | Required at sale |
| Robinson TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $255 | Required at sale |
| Ross TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $50 | Required at sale |
| Rosslyn Farms BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection | $25 | Required at sale |
| Scott TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required at sale | |
| Sewickley BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required at sale | |
| Sewickley Heights BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required at sale | |
| Sewickley Hills BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $30 | Required at sale |
| Shaler TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required at sale | |
| Sharpsburg BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $60 | Required at sale |
| South Fayette TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection | $225 | Required at sale |
| South ParkAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $35 | Required at sale |
| South Versailles TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy or zoning certificate | Required at sale | |
| Springdale BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $75 | Required at sale |
| Swissvale BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| Tarentum BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $75 | Required at sale |
| Thornburg BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection | $40 | Required at sale |
| Trafford BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $250 | Required at sale |
| Turtle Creek BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $75 | Required at sale |
| Upper St. Clair TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection | $50 | Required at sale |
| Verona BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| Versailles BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $35 | Required at sale |
| Wall BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| West Deer TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $100 | Required at sale |
| West Elizabeth BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $10 | Required at sale |
| West Homestead BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $30 | Required at sale |
| West Mifflin BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $95 | Required at sale |
| Whitaker BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $300 | Required at sale |
| White Oak BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | $170 | Required at sale |
| Whitehall BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required at sale | |
| Wilkins TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| Wilkinsburg BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test and sewer lateral camera inspection + Occupancy (resale) inspection | Required at sale | |
| Wilmerding BoroughAllegheny County | Occupancy (resale) inspection | $60 | Required at sale |
| Aleppo TownshipAllegheny County | New-owner occupancy registration | $45 | Required in some cases |
| Coraopolis BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy permit | Required in some cases | |
| Ingram BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test + Occupancy permit | Required in some cases | |
| Kennedy TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $75 | Required in some cases |
| Millvale BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $25 | Required in some cases |
| Oakmont BoroughAllegheny County | Ownership and use form | Required in some cases | |
| Pine TownshipAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required in some cases | |
| PittsburghAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | Required in some cases | |
| West View BoroughAllegheny County | Sewer dye test | $20 | Required in some cases |
| Bradford Woods BoroughAllegheny County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Edgeworth BoroughAllegheny County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Forward TownshipAllegheny County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Frazer TownshipAllegheny County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Haysville BoroughAllegheny County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Pennsbury Village BoroughAllegheny County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Stowe TownshipAllegheny County | None | No point-of-sale rule |
What these requirements involve
Occupancy inspection
Many Allegheny County boroughs and townships inspect a home before a new owner moves in and issue an occupancy permit. The checklist usually covers smoke detectors, handrails, electrical hazards and exterior condition. Read the guide.
Sewer dye test
Most Allegheny County municipalities require a dye test before a sale. A plumber puts dye into downspouts, area drains and yard drains to prove that stormwater is not flowing into the sanitary sewer. Some also require a camera inspection of the lateral. Read the guide.
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