Frequently Asked Questions

The sewage authority handles dye tests, sanitary sewer inspections and sewage billing. Contact the Municipal Authority of the Township of South Fayette at 412-257-5100.

Call the Building Inspection & Code Enforcement office at 412-221-8700 to schedule an inspection.

When an existing home is sold to a new owner, the closing company, real estate agent, lending institution or private party acquires two items from South Fayette Township, along with the associated fees:

1. Residential Occupancy Registration listing the new buyer’s information; and
2. Municipal No-Lien Letter.

In addition, the local sewer authority must issue a No-Lien Letter and Dye Test/Lateral Inspection, and the local Real Estate Tax collector must issue a tax certification.

Visit our occupancy registration webpage for details.

Waste Management, the township's waste hauler, has set guidelines for the materials accepted in curbside residential recycling carts.

The following items are ACCEPTED:

• Glass bottles, jugs and jars
  
• Metal cans (steel, tin, aluminum)
• Paper (brown paper bags, magazines, newspaper, non-shredded, non-confidential office paper)
• Plastic bottles, jars, jugs, tubs (#1 & #2 and #5 tubs)
  
• Flattened cardboard & paperboard (such as cereal, tissue, delivery boxes)

These items are NOT accepted:

• Dairy, juice, broth cartons or paper cardboard
• Plastics #3-7
• Anything not included on the "accepted" list

Report a missed trash or recycling pickup online anytime through our Citizen Request Tracker, and your message will be automatically sent to both the township and hauler Waste Management.

Or call the township office at 412-221-8700 during regular business hours.

Visit our trash and recycling webpage for more information about waste collection.

Register online, visit the township office at 100 Township Drive, Second Floor, South Fayette PA 15017, or call 412-221-8700, ext. 222. Find more answers in our FAQs for recreation program registration.

The Real Estate (Property) Tax Collector is elected to collect taxes for both South Fayette Township and the South Fayette School District.

Twelve polling places are located in South Fayette Township.

All voting matters are handled by the Allegheny County Elections Division.