[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Conewago 8-12-1981 by Ord. No. 1981-G. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The following words, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section except where
the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
That person or persons who has the use of real estate of
a lessor and is responsible for the giving of any type of consideration
therefor, but excluding those who are lessees for a period of less
than 30 days.
Any person who grants a lease or otherwise permits the use
of his real estate or portion thereof for a consideration, monetary
or otherwise.
Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
All lessors, within 90 days after the effective
date of this chapter, or, in case of real estate thereafter acquired
or thereafter rented or becoming available for rental, within 30 days
after the acquisition, rental or availability for rental thereof,
as the case may be, shall report to the Conewago Township Secretary
or Clerk, in writing, addressed to such individual at the Township
office, the number of parcels or units of real estate presently or
hereafter rented or available for rental, a description (by address,
unit or apartment number and/or some other meaningful method) of the
parcels or units and the names of its lessees at the time of such
report, together with a designation as to which unit or parcel is
occupied by each.
Any change in the occupancy of real estate rented or leased or in the identity of the lessee from that shown in the report of the lessor as required in § 112-2 hereof shall be reported, in writing, by the lessor to the Township Clerk or Secretary within 10 days after such change. It is intended hereby that lessors shall report a new lessee or a lessee who rents or leases a different unit or parcel of the lessor's real estate and when a unit or parcel of their real estate becomes vacant.
The Township Supervisors may prepare a form
report entitled "Status of Occupancy Report," which form report may
require that information set forth above and such other pertinent
information that the Township, by resolution, may direct the Township
Secretary or Clerk to incorporate into said report form. The failure
to have such report forms, however, shall not excuse the obligation
of lessors to provide the information required herein.
[Amended 12-20-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-Q]
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this chapter or who furnishes false information to the Township
or who uses a false name or address in any report required by this
chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement
proceeding commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District
Judge, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement
of this chapter. Each rental unit occupied by a lessee, as defined
herein, not reported shall be considered a distinct and separate offense
for all purposes hereunder. Each day a violation exists shall constitute
a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of
the Township are hereby authorized to enforce compliance by filing
an action in equity in lieu of a civil action filed before a Magisterial
District Judge.
