Town of Orleans, MA
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2023-05-08
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Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 132 Registration of Rental Properties
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Betterment Assessments
- Ch 5 Septic Betterment
- Ch 6 Sewer Assessment
- Ch 8 Commission on Disabilities
- Ch 17 (Reserved)
- Ch 20 Finances
- Ch 21 Fire Lanes
- Ch 23 Gas Inspector
- Ch 33 Official Town Plan
- Ch 35 Open Space Committee
- Ch 38 Park Commissioners
- Ch 40 Personnel
- Ch 52 Traffic and Parking Study Committee
- Ch 52A Naming/Dedication of Town Property
- Ch 53 Historical Commission
- Ch 57 Waterways Improvement and Shellfish Advisory Committee
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 62 Alarm Systems
- Ch 63 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 64 (Reserved)
- Ch 65 Amusements
- Ch 69 (Reserved)
- Ch 78 Cigarette Vending Machines
- Ch 81 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 82 Departmental Revolving Funds
- Ch 85 Animal Control
- Ch 87 Driveway Curb Cuts and Road Opening
- Ch 88 Drainage and Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 89 Parking
- Ch 90 Emergency Access
- Ch 94 Fees
- Ch 95 Single-Use Plastic Bags
- Ch 95A Ambulance and Emergency Services
- Ch 96 Polystyrene Reduction
- Ch 97 Prohibition on Sale and Use of Balloons
- Ch 100 Handicapped Parking
- Ch 102 Herbicides
- Ch 103 Fertilizer Nitrogen and Phosphorus Control
- Ch 104 Affordable Housing Trust
- Ch 106 Demolition of Historical Structure
- Ch 120 Noise
- Ch 122 Outdoor Lighting
- Ch 124 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 125 Littering
- Ch 126 Public Consumption of Marijuana
- Ch 127 Public Trees
- Ch 129 Plastic Container Prohibition
- Ch 130 Recycling
- Ch 131 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 132 Registration of Rental Properties
- § 132-1 Purpose.
- § 132-2 Legislative intent and authority.
- § 132-3 Definitions.
- § 132-4 Rental registration.
- § 132-5 Violations; enforcement; penalties.
- § 132-6 Severability.
- Ch 137 Sales
- Ch 138 Secondhand Dealers and Secondhand Collectors
- Ch 139 Scenic Roads
- Ch 140 Right to Farm and Fish
- Ch 142 Shellfish
- Ch 144 (Reserved)
- Ch 145 Street Numbering
- Ch 147 Swimming Pool Fencing
- Ch 148 Illicit Discharges
- Ch 158 Water
- Ch 159 Waterways
- Ch 160 Wetlands
- Ch 164 Zoning
- Division 2: Selectmen's Regulations
- Ch 168 (Reserved)
- Ch 170 Betterment Procedures
- Ch 171 False Alarms
- Ch 172 Fees
- Ch 173 Hawker and Peddler License Rules and Regulations
- Ch 174 Public Ways Over Private Property
- Ch 175 Town of Orleans Rules and Regulations of the Liquor Licensing Authority
- Ch 176 Shellfish
- Ch 178 Town-Owned Buildings, Use of
- Ch 179 Traffic Regulations
- Ch 181 (Reserved)
- Division 3: Miscellaneous Regulations
- Ch 185 Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 187 (Reserved)
- Ch 188 Housing Authority
- Ch 190 (Reserved)
- Ch 191 Planning Board Rules and Regulations
- Ch 192 Subdivision Rules and Regulations
- Ch 194 Town Meetings
- Ch 196 Water Department Rules and Regulations
- Ch 196A Wetlands Regulations
- Ch 197 Zoning Board of Appeals Rules and Practices
- Appendix
- Ch A198 General Laws and Special Acts
- Ch A199 Cape Cod Regional Technical High School Agreement
- Ch A200 Intermunicipal Agreement Between the Towns of Orleans, Brewster and Eastham for the Construction, Management and Operation of a Septage Treatment Facility
- Ch A201 Nauset Regional School District Agreement
- Ch A202 Old KING’S Highway Regional Historic District Commission Bulletin
- Ch A203 Policy Statements
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the 5-8-2023 Annual Town Meeting, Art. 53. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the health, safety,
and welfare of the occupants of residential rental units by requiring
the registration of rental properties.
This bylaw is adopted in accordance with the Town's Home
Rule authority under the Massachusetts Constitution. Nothing herein
shall interfere with the independent authority of the Board of Health
to enact its own health and safety regulations with respect to residential
rentals.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person who alone or severally with others has legal or
equitable title or a beneficial interest in any dwelling unit; a mortgagee
in possession; or agent, trustee or other person appointed by the
courts.
A residential dwelling or any bedroom within a dwelling rented out for a fee, including apartments, rooming houses, summer worker housing and short-term rentals, but excluding hotels licensed under M.G.L. Chapter 140, § 6; motels licensed under M.G.L. Chapter 140, § 32B; lodging establishments licensed under M.G.L. Chapter 140, § 23, or under any provision of the Orleans Zoning Bylaw.
The form to be filed with the Orleans Assessor's office pursuant to § 132-4A, as approved by the Select Board.
A.
The Fire Chief or the Fire Chief's designee shall enforce this
bylaw.
B.
Violations of this bylaw will be subject to the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 40, § 21D, regarding noncriminal dispositions as adopted by the Town of Orleans.
C.
Any person who violates the provisions
of this Bylaw will be subject to the following actions for each offense:
Each provision of this chapter shall be constructed as separate.
If any part of this chapter shall be held invalid for any reason,
the remainder shall continue in full force and effect. In the event
of a conflict between this chapter and any other chapter of the Orleans
Town Code, this chapter shall control.
