All rental units which are located on properties containing
four or more residential rental units in common ownership shall hereafter
be registered by the owner with the Code Enforcement Officer or designee
on forms which shall be provided for that purpose and which shall
be obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer or designee. Such registration
shall occur on an annual basis as provided herein.
No person shall hereafter occupy any rental unit nor shall the
owner permit occupancy of any rental unit within the Borough of Riverdale
which is not registered and licensed in accordance with this chapter.
[Amended 5-17-2010 by Ord. No. 6-2010]
At the time of filing the initial rental registration form,
and prior to the issuance of the license, the owner or agent of the
owner must pay an initial registration fee in the amount of $50 per
rental unit. The fee for subsequent annual registration and licensing
of each rental unit shall be $35.
In addition to the penalties set forth in N.J.S.A. 46:8-35,
any person who violates any chapter of this provision shall, upon
conviction in the Municipal Court of the Borough of Riverdale or such
other court having jurisdiction, be liable for a minimum fine of $250
(or higher if permitted by court order) and a maximum fine not to
exceed $2,000 or imprisonment or community service not exceeding 90
days, or any combination thereof. Each day that the violation occurs
shall be considered a separate and distinct violation subject to the
penalty provisions of this chapter. Any person who is convicted of
violating this chapter within one year of the date of the previous
violation of this chapter and who was fined for same shall be sentenced
by the court to an additional fine as a repeat offender and calculated
separately from the fine imposed for the violation of the chapter.