[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:
LANDLORD
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:
A. 
On or before January 31, 1982.
B. 
Within 30 days after a new or additional person, natural or corporate, occupies all, or a portion, of real estate owned, or in the control, of the landlord.
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.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).