[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of East Allen 11-20-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-03.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Certificates of occupancy — See Ch. 83.
Mobile home removal permits — See Ch. 144.
Rental occupancy reports — See Ch 180.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the repeal
of former Ch. 149, Moving Permits, adopted 6-4-1962 by Ord. No. 4.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the uniform and
equitable distribution of tax levies in the Township of East Allen
and upon the inhabitants thereof and to promote the health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Township of East
Allen.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meaning 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 East Allen, 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 East Allen.
The terms shall not apply to any condominium unit owners' association
subject to the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act, Act of July 2,
1989, P.L. 266, No. 82, 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101 et seq.
The movement of household goods in bulk for the purpose of
changing location of domicile or residence or the actual physical
change of residence from one place to another.
Any individual, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
A person who has the use, for a period exceeding 30 days,
either by himself or with others, of a dwelling unit or a business
unit which is either owned by a person other than himself or which
occupies a parcel of real estate owned by a person other than himself,
for a period exceeding 30 days.
No person shall move, or cause to be moved, into the Township,
out of the Township or from one place to another within the Township
of East Allen, without first securing from the Township a permit for
such move, in the following manner:
A.
Application shall be made to the Township setting forth his or her
name and present address, proposed address, name or names of owners
or reputed owners of both properties (present and proposed) and all
persons included in the move.
B.
The Township shall, upon application as aforesaid and payment of
the fee to be designated and set from time to time by resolution of
the Board of Supervisors, issue a permit setting forth the name of
the applicant/permittee, all persons affected by the move, and both
addresses of the properties affected by the move.
Within 30 days from the effective date of this chapter, each
landlord shall submit to the Township a report, on a form supplied
by the Township, which includes the following information:
A.
A list of parcels of real estate owned by the landlord upon which
are located dwelling units and/or business units, located within the
Township of East Allen, whether occupied or not occupied.
B.
The address of each dwelling unit and business unit.
C.
A brief description of each dwelling unit or business unit.
D.
Whether or not said dwelling unit or business unit is inhabited or
utilized by tenants.
E.
The names of the tenant or tenants utilizing the aforementioned dwelling
unit or business unit, if any.
After the effective date of this chapter, 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 East Allen by agreement of sale, by deed or by any other means, shall, within 30 days thereafter, report to the Township the information and data set forth in § 149-3 above, and on forms to be provided by the Township.
After the effective date of this chapter, each and every landlord
of property within the Township of East Allen shall report to the
Township, on a report form to be supplied by the Township, any change
in the use or occupancy of any dwelling unit or business unit owned
by such landlord, or which occupies a parcel of real estate owned
by such landlord. The reported change shall include the name or names
of new tenants if such change was effected, and the forwarding address
of the old tenant or tenants, if known. A landlord of a hotel, inn,
boardinghouse or campground 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.
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, or its designee, under the authority of this chapter,
shall:
A.
Maintain on file at the Municipal Building the names of the landlords
owning dwelling units and business units in the Township of East Allen,
said list to include the names of the current tenants of said dwelling
units and business units.
C.
Notify the tax collector for the Township of East Allen, including
the real estate tax collector, the school tax collector and the earned
income tax, business privilege tax and mercantile tax collector of
any change in occupancy as reported pursuant to this chapter.
The Township (by its designee) shall annually mail to each landlord
of property in the Township a copy of that landlord's most recently
filed report form, together with a blank report form on which the
landlord is to list any changes which may have occurred with respect
to the use or occupancy of his property. Each landlord, with information
which is not reflected on the most recently filed report, is to file
this updated form, listing any changes, within 30 days of receipt
of the report.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$300 and/or be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 90 days.
