[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Steelton 8-7-1972 by Ord. No. 72-9, approved 8-7-1972. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
This chapter is passed to provide for the uniform
and equitable distribution of the tax levies of the Borough of Steelton
upon the inhabitants of the aforesaid Borough of Steelton and to promote
the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants
of the aforesaid Borough of Steelton.
The following words or phrases when used in
this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
A parcel of real estate, with or without improvements located
thereon, utilized by any person or persons for any commercial motive
or purpose.
One or more rooms used for living and sleeping purposes,
arranged for occupancy by one family or by one person.
A person who holds the legal or equitable title to any parcel
of real estate located in the Borough of Steelton or who holds the
equitable or legal title to any improvements on real estate or any
building located in the Borough of Steelton.
Includes 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.
After the effective date of this chapter and
within 30 days from the passage thereof, each landlord shall report
to the Secretary of the Borough of Steelton, on a report form to be
supplied by the aforesaid Secretary, the following information:
A.
A list of the dwelling units and business units owned
by the landlord, located within the Borough limits, whether occupied
or not occupied.
B.
The address of each dwelling unit and business unit.
C.
A brief description of each dwelling unit and business
unit.
D.
The names of the tenant or tenants utilizing the aforementioned
dwelling unit or business unit, if any.
E.
Whether or not said dwelling unit or business unit
is inhabited or utilized by tenants.
A.
After the effective date of this chapter, any person who acquires the legal or equitable title to any parcel of real estate or to any improvement on real estate or any building located in the Borough of Steelton, by agreement of sale, by deed or by any other means, shall, within 30 days thereafter, report to the Secretary of the aforesaid Borough the information and data set forth in § 84-3 above, and on the forms to be provided by the Secretary of the Borough of Steelton.
B.
Each person making a report as required above shall
pay an administrative filing fee of $5 to the Borough of Steelton
at the time of filing of each required report.
[Added 5-1-1995 by Ord. No. 95-5, approved 5-1-1995; amended 11-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-7, approved 11-15-2010]
[Amended 11-15-1999 by Ord. No. 99-5,
approved 11-15-1999]
After the effective date of this chapter, each
and every landlord owning property within the Borough of Steelton
shall report to the Secretary of the Borough of Steelton, on a form
provided by the Secretary of the Borough of Steelton, on February
27, annually, and thereafter when it occurs, any change in the use
or occupancy of any dwelling unit or business unit owned by the aforesaid
landlord. Such reported change shall include the name or names of
new tenants of such dwelling unit or business unit and shall include
the date when such change was effected. In case of a landlord who
is an owner of a hotel, inn or boardinghouse, such landlord shall
not be required to report a person as a tenant until that person has
resided in such landlord's establishment for a period of 60 days,
except that all tenants shall be reported on February 27, annually.
In such 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 Secretary. All reports required by this section shall be made
within 10 days after a landlord has knowledge that such a unit has
become vacant.
The Secretary of the Borough of Steelton, under
the authority of this chapter, shall have the following duties:[1]
A.
To maintain on file in the Borough offices the names
of the landlords owning dwelling units and business units in the aforesaid
Borough of Steelton, said list to include the names of the current
tenants of said dwelling units and business units.
C.
To notify the Chief of Police and the Fire Chief of
the Borough of Steelton of the address and description of any dwelling
unit or business unit that is vacant, unoccupied and not in use.
D.
To report to the proper officer of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or of the Borough of Steelton when a number of tenants
in any dwelling unit or business unit exceeds the number of tenants
or inhabitants permitted by any ordinance of the Borough of Steelton
or by any law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
E.
To notify the Code Enforcement of the Borough of Steelton when a landlord reports a change of use pursuant to § 84-5 of this chapter so that the Code Enforcement Office may schedule and make such inspections as may be provided by the codes and ordinances of the Borough.
[Added 2-7-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-1,
approved 2-7-2005]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Borough Manager is the current party having
such duties.
[Amended 5-20-1976 by Ord. No. 76-4, approved 5-20-1976]
Any landlord who violates any of the provisions
of this chapter or who furnishes false information to the Borough
or who uses a false name or address in any report required by this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof before any District Justice[1] of the Borough, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more
than $300 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment thereof,
to suffer imprisonment in the Dauphin County jail for not more than
30 days.
[1]
Editor's Note: Now Magisterial District Judge.
