Purchasing a Home in West Homestead?
This page will help guide you in the process for closing on a home purchase in the Borough of West Homestead. Please send requests to:
Borough of West Homestead
456 West Eighth Avenue
West Homestead, PA 15120
412-461-1844 extension #1
PURCHASE:
What we require:
- Municipal Lien Letter (includes Sewage & Sanitation): Cost $30.00
- Residential Occupancy Inspection: Cost $85.00
- Dye Test Certification: Cost $30.00
- Lateral Test Certification: Cost $70.00
- Commercial Inspection: Cost $150.00
Please make four (4) separate checks payable to: West Homestead Borough.
Forms to be completed before lien letter is sent: Transfer of Ownership and Residency Registration.
Please be sure to send your request in a timely manner, allowing time for our Inspector to perform an inspection of the property. If the property does not pass and is an “as is” sale, a notarized affidavit is required before a “lien letter” is released.
Occupancy inspections are scheduled on Tuesday’s. Please call the Borough Office at 412-461-1844 extension #1 to make an appointment.
Dye Test/Later Test, Checklist for Occupancy, Transfer of Ownership, and Residency Registration can be found under Forms & Applications.
DYE TEST
Dye tests are required as a condition of sale. Registered plumbers should contact the Borough Office at 412-461-1844 extension #1 to schedule an appointment for a Wednesday or Friday morning. A Borough Representative must be present at the property during a Dye Test.
LATERAL TEST
Lateral tests are required as a condition of sale. Registered plumbers are required to perform this test. A video of camera inspection along with application must be emailed to the Borough at westhomesteadborough@gmail.com.
The video will be reviewed within 5-7 days of receipt.
RE-FINANCE
What we require for a refinance:
- Municipal Lien Letter (includes Sewage & Sanitation): Cost $30.00
PLEASE CALL THE BOROUGH OFFICE FOR ANY APPLICATIONS THAT MAY BE NEEDED.
CURRENT REAL ESTATE TAX CERTIFICATION
If you require a certification of real estate taxes, please send a request and a check for $30.00 made payable to:
Lisa Guckes, Tax Collector
456 West Eighth Avenue
West Homestead, PA 15120
412-462-4222
DELINQUENT BOROUGH TAX
Keystone Collections
118 Wendel Road
Irwin, PA 15642
724-978-0300
DELINQUENT SCHOOL TAX
Legal Tax
714 Lebanon Church Road
West Mifflin, PA 15122
412-464-9555