This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.53.
Every owner of real property situated within the Borough shall immediately
register with the Borough Clerk the street address of his residence whenever
such owner does not reside at his property, in the case of residential premises,
or does not operate a business at the property, in the case of a commercial
property.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
REAL PROPERTY
Any type of real estate, including commercial or residential, improved
or unimproved lots, single-family homes, multiple dwellings and property held
in any manner, including fee simple, condominium or cooperative forms of worship.
STREET ADDRESS
The address at which the person actually resides, and shall include
a street name or rural delivery route in addition to any postal office box
number which may be included.
The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized to forward a copy of any registration
made hereunder to the Clerk of Passaic County.
Every owner shall register with the Borough Clerk as provided in §
278-2 of this chapter within 30 days of final passage and publication of this chapter. The registration shall include:
A. The name, address and telephone number of the landlord.
B. The address, lot and block number of the property.
C. The name and address of each occupant of the property
and an indication of what part of the property is occupied by each occupant.
D. A description of the use of the property.
The applicant shall pay an administrative fee of $25, which shall accompany
the application. Each new five-year registration shall require an administrative
fee of $25.
The registration, when submitted to the Clerk, shall be valid for a
period of five years.
Once the registration has been filed with the Borough Clerk, if any
changes occur as to the information included in the registration, the landlord
shall be required to promptly submit to the Borough Clerk a supplement to
the registration.
The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to prepare a form
of registration statement to be used by landlords.
Any landlord who fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter,
upon conviction of the first offense, shall be subject to a penalty in the
Municipal Court in an amount not to exceed $500 or as otherwise provided by
law. After a conviction as to a first offense, each month thereafter shall
constitute a separate offense.
In addition to proceeding in the Municipal Court, the Borough shall
have the right to bring an action in the Superior Court to enforce the requirement
of this chapter against a landlord.