Battiste v. Borough of East McKeesport

OPINION BY

Senior Judge ROCHELLE S. FRIEDMAN.

Albert Battiste appeals from the December 21, 2012, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) granting the motion for summary judgment filed by the Borough of East McKeesport (Borough) and Ronald Ba-chner, the Borough’s Code Enforcement Officer/Building Code Official. We reverse in part, affirm in part, and dismiss Battiste’s claim for occupancy permits as moot.

In June 1999, Battiste purchased an eleven-unit apartment building known as the Continental Arms in the Borough of East McKeesport. (Am.Compl. ¶ 4.) From June 1999…