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A full code-compliance inspection by the borough's Licensing & Inspections Department, which has to happen before Pottstown issues the certificate of occupancy for the transfer. For a single-family home or duplex, the 2026 fee is $140 per unit and covers two visits. Allow three to four weeks for an appointment; you or a representative meets the inspector at the front of the property, and an adult has to be there.

Yes. You tell the buyer about every pending violation, and the buyer signs Pottstown's Letter of Intent, taking on the job of correcting them within twelve months of the transfer. Hazardous building, safety, fire, plumbing and electrical violations still have to be fixed before anyone moves in. That letter is how an as-is sale can close without the seller making the repairs first.

Any past-due rental fees are due when you file the transfer application, and if the house stays a rental, the new owner pays an administrative rental transfer fee and registers it after settlement. Pottstown registers every residential rental, inspects rentals every two years by rental zone and expects landlords to file a tenant list by January 31 each year. We buy rentals in the condition they're in.

As of September 2026, the realty transfer tax on a sale in Pottstown is 2% in total: 1% state + 0.5% Pottstown Borough + 0.5% Pottstown School District.

The Montgomery County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court handles probate when the owner lived in Montgomery County, which includes Pottstown. Pennsylvania law places probate in the county where the owner last lived, so if the owner lived in another Pennsylvania county, that county's Register of Wills handles it instead. If the owner lived outside Pennsylvania, the will can be probated in any Pennsylvania county where they owned property, including the county this home is in.