City Home Rules

Chester County, Pennsylvania: home sale requirements by municipality

29 of the 66 municipalities we track in Chester County require an inspection, test or certificate before a home sale.

CityWhat is requiredFeeStatus
Atglen BoroughChester CountyUtility certification$45Required at sale
Avondale BoroughChester CountyRegistration + inspection cert$100Required at sale
Caln Township (Thorndale)Chester CountyResale U&O$150Required at sale
Coatesville CityChester CountyResale inspection$125Required at sale
Downingtown BoroughChester CountyCompliance certificate$125Required at sale
East Caln TownshipChester CountyResale U&O$100Required at sale
East Goshen TownshipChester CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$150Required at sale
East Vincent TownshipChester CountySewer lateral inspectionRequired at sale
East Whiteland Township (Frazer)Chester CountyResale U&O$50Required at sale
Easttown Township (Devon/Berwyn)Chester CountyUtility certs$50Required at sale
Honey Brook BoroughChester CountyResale CO$100Required at sale
Kennett Square BoroughChester CountyResale U&ORequired at sale
London Grove TownshipChester CountyResale U&O$52Required at sale
Londonderry TownshipChester CountyResale CO$125Required at sale
Lower Oxford TownshipChester CountyPoint-of-sale inspection$50Required at sale
Malvern BoroughChester CountyResale CO$125Required at sale
Oxford BoroughChester CountyResale CO$125Required at sale
Parkesburg BoroughChester CountyResale U&O$150Required at sale
Phoenixville BoroughChester CountyTransfer permit + services cert$125Required at sale
South Coatesville BoroughChester CountyResale U&ORequired at sale
South Coventry TownshipChester CountySidewalk certification$50Required at sale
Upper Uwchlan TownshipChester CountyResale U&O$100Required at sale
Uwchlan Township (Exton)Chester CountyResale U&O$100Required at sale
Valley TownshipChester CountyResale U&ORequired at sale
West Grove BoroughChester CountyTransfer CO$75Required at sale
West Nantmeal TownshipChester CountyResale U&O$235Required at sale
West Vincent TownshipChester CountyChange-of-occupancy CORequired at sale
West Whiteland Township (Exton)Chester CountyUtility certification$40Required at sale
Westtown TownshipChester CountyResale U&O$100Required at sale
Birmingham TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Charlestown TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
East Bradford TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
East Brandywine TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
East Coventry TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
East Fallowfield TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
East Marlborough TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
East Nottingham TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
East Pikeland Township (Kimberton)Chester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Elverson BoroughChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Franklin TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Highland TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Honey Brook TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Kennett TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
London Britain TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Modena BoroughChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
New London TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Newlin TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
North Coventry TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Penn TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Pennsbury TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Pocopson TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Sadsbury TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Schuylkill TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Tredyffrin TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Upper Oxford TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Wallace TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Warwick Township (Chester)Chester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
West Brandywine TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
West Caln TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
West Chester BoroughChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
West Goshen TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
West Marlborough TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
West Nottingham TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
West Pikeland Township (Chester Springs)Chester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
West Sadsbury TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule
Willistown TownshipChester CountyNoneNo point-of-sale rule

What these requirements involve

Resale use & occupancy (U&O)

About half of the municipalities in suburban Philadelphia require a resale use and occupancy certificate or similar sign-off before settlement. Pennsylvania's MCOCA law limits how a town can use violations to block a sale. Read the guide.

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