[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Derry 12-7-1981 by Ord. No. 544 (Ch. XII, Part 1, of the
1975 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 170.
Occupancy license — See Ch. 294.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any person, or persons, natural or corporate, who, or it,
allows other persons, natural or corporate, to occupy real estate
or portions of real estate, owned by or in the control of the landlord.
A landlord shall file occupancy reports with
the Derry Wage Tax Board as follows:
If no new or additional person, or persons,
natural or corporate, have occupied all or a portion of the real estate
owned by, or in the control, of the landlord since the filing of the
most recent occupancy report, then, annually on or before the 31st
day of January each year, the landlord shall file a certification
to that effect with the Derry Wage Tax Board on forms available at
the office of the Derry Wage Tax Board.
An occupancy report shall contain the following
information:
A.
The names of all persons, natural or corporate, having
a right to occupy real estate owned by, or in the control of, the
landlord.
B.
The complete mailing address of all persons, natural
or corporate, so occupying.
C.
The name, address and telephone number of the landlord.
D.
Signature of the landlord.
Any landlord who shall fail to comply with any
provision of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more
than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment
of such fine and costs, by imprisonment for not more than 30 days,
for each and every violation thereof. It shall be a separate violation:
A.
As to each person, natural or corporate, occupying
all or a portion of real estate owned by, or in the control of, the
landlord.
B.
As to each failure to provide an occupancy report
or certification of no change in occupancy when due.
C.
As to each successive thirty-day period following
the due date of an occupancy report or certification of no change
in occupancy.
