[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Dover 12-7-1987 by Ord. No. 1987-2. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Dover Borough
Rental Dwelling and Tenant Registration Ordinance."
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The record owner as listed in the office of the Recorder
of Deeds in and for York County, Pennsylvania, for real estate situate
within Dover Borough. The term "landlord" shall include natural persons,
partnerships, associations, corporations or any other entities.
Any improvement to or upon real estate situate within Dover
Borough being utilized as a residence by one or more persons other
than the landlord and landlord's immediate family.
Any individual, 18 years of age or older, residing in a rental
dwelling of landlord. The term "tenant" shall include any such person
residing in a rental dwelling of landlord even if no rent or other
consideration has been or is being paid.
[Amended 9-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
A.
Within 10 days after any tenant or tenants move into
a landlord's rental dwelling, the landlord shall notify the Secretary
of Dover Borough, in writing, on a form approved by the Borough Council,
of the name of such tenant or tenants, the name of any other occupant
18 years of age or older, and the specific address of the rental dwelling,
together with the date upon which such tenant or tenants occupied
the rental dwelling.
B.
Within 10 days after any tenant or tenants vacate
a landlord's rental dwelling, the landlord shall notify the Secretary
of Dover Borough, in writing, on a form approved by the Borough Council,
of the name of such tenant or tenants, the name of any other occupant
18 years of age or older, and the specific address of the rental dwelling
as well as the date on which such tenant or tenants vacated the rental
dwelling.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 4, which followed
this section and provided for the registration of current tenants,
was deleted 4-5-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-1.
[Amended 4-5-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-1]
Any landlord violating this chapter or any part
thereof may be charged with such violation before a District Justice
and, upon conviction, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus costs
of prosecution, and in default of payment of such fine and costs be
imprisoned for a term not exceeding 30 days. The failure to comply
with the provisions of this chapter with respect to each rental dwelling
of landlord shall be a separate offense.
