[Added 2-16-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-2]
All owners of transient rental properties shall
be required to register with the Clerk of the Borough. The information
to be supplied shall include, but not be limited to, name and location
of the establishment; number of units; and the maximum occupancy number
of each unit. The registration required by this section shall be completed
at the time of the annual mercantile licensing application.
The owner or his representative shall post the
following notice on the back of each transient unit's entry door:
"The maximum occupancy for this units is _____. If you believe this
unit does not meet current building or property maintenance codes,
please call (732) 793-9100, Monday through Friday until 4:00 p.m.
or (732) 793-1800, after hours."
[Amended 8-16-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-26]
B.
Transient rental requirements. All rooms, apartments or cottages rented on a nontransient basis must comply with the provisions of Chapter 55 including the age restrictions on transient rentals which are as follows:
(1)
During the period commencing April 15 and ending at 12:00 midnight
on June 30 of each year, no transient rental shall be rented to any
person under 21 years of age. The primary occupant of each rental
shall be 21 years of age or older and must actually occupy the unit
during the term of the rental. In the event any occupants are under
21 years of age, those occupants shall be the immediate family member
or under legal guardianship of the primary occupant or another occupant
that is 21 years of age or older. Both the primary occupant executing
the rental agreement and the property owner shall be responsible for
compliance with this provision, and both shall be responsible for
a violation.
(2)
During the period commencing July 1 and ending at 12:00 midnight
on April 14 of each year, no transient rental shall be rented to any
person under 18 years of age. The primary occupant of each rental
shall be 18 years of age or older and must actually occupy the unit
during the term of the rental. In the event any occupants are under
18 years of age, those occupants shall be the immediate family member
or under legal guardianship of the primary occupant or another occupant
that is 18 years of age or older. Both the primary occupant executing
the rental agreement and the property owner shall be responsible for
compliance with this provision, and both shall be responsible for
a violation.
[Added 8-2-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-16; amended 2-16-2005 by Ord. No. 05-06]
A.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any
other provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be
punishable by a fine of no less than $100 and no more than $1,250,
by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or by community service of not
more than 90 days or any combination of fine, imprisonment and community
service, as determined in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge.
The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute
a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting
the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above
for each separate offense.
B.
The violation of any provision of this chapter shall
be subject to abatement summarily by a restraining order or injunction
issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
