[Ord. No. 277, 7/5/1979, § 1]
This Part shall be known as the "Hatfield Borough House and
Apartment Registration Ordinance."
[Ord. No. 277, 7/5/1979, § 2]
The purpose of this Part is to establish a registry of the houses,
apartments, and rooms within the Borough to aid in the administration
of Borough affairs.
[Ord. No. 277, 7/5/1979, § 3]
The following terms when used in this Part shall have the meaning
as hereinafter set forth:
Any person, who alone, jointly or severally with others,
holds legal or equitable title to premises upon which and in which
there is quarters for the housing of one or more persons.
An individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation.
A space included within the building occupied by one other
than the owner or members of his immediate family.
[Ord. No. 277, 7/5/1979, § 3]
1.
Every owner shall, between September 1 and October 1 of each year,
register with the Borough, on forms provided by the Borough, all houses,
other than those exclusively occupied by the owner and members of
his immediate family, apartments and rooms, situate within the Borough
as of September 1 of the year of registration.
A.
Provided, however, that with regard to rooms, registration shall
be of those individuals who are not transient in nature and who occupy
the rooms as permanent residents.
B.
No fee shall be charged by the Borough for such registration.
C.
Within 30 days of any change of either the identity of a tenant or
lessee, and/or ownership of a house, apartment or room, the present
owner or, in the case of a transfer of ownership to a new owner, the
new owner shall forthwith file the registration, as required by this
section.
D.
An owner shall, at the same time, supply to the Borough his name
and address, or the name and address of any agent for the purpose
of serving the owner with all notices as may be required pursuant
to the provisions of the Borough Council or the ordinances of the
Borough.
[Ord. No. 277, 7/5/1979, § 4]
1.
The Zoning Officer, or his deputy, is hereby authorized and directed
to conduct inspections from time to time to determine where there
has been compliance with the registration provisions of this Part;
provided, however, that no such inspections shall be made without
prior notice to the owner and occupants thereof and shall not without
the consent of the occupants thereof be made other than during normal
business hours.
2.
For such purpose, and subject to the qualifications set forth herein,
the Zoning Officer or deputy is authorized upon justification based
upon reasonable belief of the existence of a violation to enter and
examine any dwelling, yard or part of either, at any reasonable time,
and every owner, operator or occupant shall provide access thereto.
[Ord. No. 277, 7/5/1979, § 5; as amended by Ord.
No. 357, 10/16/1991, § 11-106; and by Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
