[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Lower Makefield 3-26-1984 by Ord. No. 176. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Unless otherwise herein expressly stated, the
following terms shall have, for the purpose of this chapter, the meanings
hereby respectively indicated:
That person or persons who has the use of real estate of
a lessor and is responsible for the giving of any type of consideration
therefor, but excluding those who are lessees for a period of less
than 30 days.
Any person as defined herein who grants a lease or otherwise
permits the use of his real estate or portion thereof.
Any person who occupies or uses a parcel or unit of real
estate, whether a consideration for same is paid or not to the owner
of the parcel or unit of real estate.
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm, corporation
or any other entity authorized by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to hold title to any real property.
All persons, within 30 days after the effective
date of this chapter and once each year thereafter, on or before February
1 of each year, shall report to the Township Manager, in writing,
at the Township Office the number of parcels or units of real estate
presently or hereafter owned by that person, which said parcels or
units of real estate are presently or hereafter rented, available
for rental or occupied, which said report shall describe by address,
number and/or other meaningful method the location of said parcel
or unit, the names and ages of its occupants and others residing with
the occupant at the time of such report, together with a designation
as to which unit or parcel is occupied by each person. It is expressly
understood and agreed that the owner need not supply this information
for property occupied by himself or herself and their immediate family
as their principal place of residence.
The Township Manager shall prepare a form report
entitled "Status of Occupancy Report" which report form shall require
the necessary information set forth above and such other pertinent
information the Township may direct not inconsistent with this chapter
which shall be incorporated in the report form. The failure to have
such report, however, shall not excuse the owner of the obligation
to provide the information required by this chapter.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 305]
Any person as defined by this chapter, found
guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or who furnishes
false information to the Township or who uses a false name or address
in any report required by this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof
before any District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more
than $600, plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees for each
said offense. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the
judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable
rules of civil procedure.
