[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Richland 3-20-1972 by Ord. No. 71. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Moving permits — See Ch. 164.
All persons who rent or lease property in Richland Township shall hereafter
make an annual report to the Township Tax Collector on forms to be provided
listing all their tenants or lessees as of the date indicated on the report
forms. Said annual reports shall be filed on or before the 31st day of April
of this year and each and every year thereafter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association who stands
in the relation of landlord or who rent or lease.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall,
upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced
by the township before a District Justice, pay a fine of not more than $600,
plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the
township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed
until the date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice.
If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the township
may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure.
Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further,
the appropriate officers or agents of the township are hereby authorized to
seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
