[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Upper Frederick as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-13-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-06[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. I,
Landlord Report, adopted 9-14-1978 by Ord. No. 78-5, as amended.
This article is enacted to provide for the uniform and equitable
distribution of the tax levies in the Township of Upper Frederick
and upon the inhabitants thereof and to promote the health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Township of Upper
Frederick.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context:
A parcel of real estate, with or without improvements located
thereon, utilized by any person or persons for any commercial activity
or purpose.
One or more rooms used for living and sleeping purposes arranged
for occupancy by one family or by one or more persons.
A lessor, or person who acts as agent for the lessor, of
any parcel of real estate located in the Township of Upper Frederick,
or a lessor, or person who acts as agent for the lessor, of any improvements
on real estate or any building located in the Township of Upper Frederick.
Any individual, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
A person who has the use, either by himself or with others,
of a dwelling unit or a business unit owned by a person, other than
himself, for a period exceeding 30 days.
[Amended 7-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-03]
Within 30 days from the effective date of this article, each
landlord shall register with the Township Manager all rental units
on a report form supplied by the Township Manager which includes the
following information:
A.
Name, address and telephone number of the property owners, the owning
partnership, if a partnership, and/or the corporate officers, if a
corporation.
B.
Address and location of the rental unit or units.
C.
Name, address and telephone number of the rental agent (if applicable).
D.
The legal address of the dwelling or business unit.
E.
The type of structure (residential or commercial).
F.
Number of rental units located in the rental property.
G.
Identification and description of each rental unit.
H.
The number of occupants or tenants in each rental unit.
I.
Names of all occupants or tenants in each rental unit.
J.
Additional information deemed necessary by the Code Enforcement Officer
to administer the registration process.
After the effective date of this article, any person who becomes a landlord of any parcel of real estate or any improvement on real estate or building located in the Township of Upper Frederick by agreement of sale, by deed, or by any other means shall, within 30 days thereafter, report to the Township Manager the information and data set forth in § 202-3 above and on forms to be provided by the Township Manager.
After the effective date of this article, each and every landlord
of property within the Township of Upper Frederick shall report to
the Township Manager, on a report form to be supplied by the Township
Manager, any change in the use or occupancy of any dwelling unit or
business unit owned by such landlord. The reported change shall include
the name or names of new tenants of such dwelling unit or business
unit, the date when such change was effected, and the forwarding address
of the old tenant or tenants if known. A landlord of a hotel, inn
or boardinghouse shall not be required to report a person as a "tenant"
until that person has resided in such landlord's establishment
for a period exceeding 30 days. In the event that a dwelling unit
or business unit was used or utilized by a tenant and then becomes
vacant, this change shall also be reported to the Township Manager.
All reports required by this section shall be made within 10 days
after a landlord has knowledge that such a unit has had a change in
occupancy or has become vacant.
The Township Manager, under the authority of this article, shall:
A.
Maintain on file, at the Upper Frederick Township Office, the names
of the landlords owning dwelling units and business units in the Township
of Upper Frederick, said list to include the names of the current
tenants of said dwelling unite and business units.
C.
Notify the Fire Chief of the Township of Upper Frederick of the address
and description of any dwelling unit or business unit that is vacant,
unoccupied and not in use.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$1,000 and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 90 days.
