[Adopted 7-19-2010 by Ord. No. A10-8]
Any word or term not defined herein shall be used with a meaning
of standard usage.
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY
Any building, structure, room, or enclosure, including the
real property upon which it is located and which surrounds it, which
is rented or offered for rent as living quarters. Residential rental
property does not include hotels or motels with daily rental units,
which shall be exempt from license and registration under this article.
A rental unit license fee of $25 per bedroom for all residential
property shall be paid prior to the issuance of any rental unit license.
Per Town Ordinance No. A10-2, owners of residential property must be considered in financial
good standing with the Town prior to the issuance of a rental unit
license.
[Amended 4-9-2012 by Ord.
No. A12-2; 2-11-2013 by Ord. No. A13-2]
A. Upon receipt of a license application under the provisions of this
article, the Town Manager or his/her designee shall then, within 10
business days, perform an inspection of the residential rental property
to determine whether such property complies with the current edition
of the International Property Maintenance Code and applicable provisions
of the Bridgeville Town Code. The Town Manager or his/her designee
shall issue a report on his/her findings. No license shall be issued
if the premises and building do not comply with the current edition
of the International Property Maintenance Code and applicable provisions
within the Town Code. The property owner shall be responsible to pay
for the cost of the inspection conducted by the Town Manager or his/her
designee.
[Amended 12-12-2022 by Ord. No. 22-05]
B. Whenever the Town Manager or his/her designee determines that any
residential rental property fails to comply with applicable provisions
in the Bridgeville Town Code, he/she shall issue a violation notice
to the property owner ordering the correction of such violations,
per the Town Code.
To transfer the license from one property owner to another,
the new owner must register for a rental license application with
the Town within 30 days after the transfer of ownership of the residential
rental property. Failure to make application within the specified
time limit shall result in automatic forfeiture of the original license.
[Amended 4-9-2012 by Ord.
No. A12-2; 2-11-2013 by Ord. No. A13-2]
A. Any license issued under the provisions of this article may be revoked
or suspended at any time for reasonable cause, including, but not
limited to, the following:
(1) False or misleading information given or provided in connection with
the license application;
(2) Failure to pay any fee herein provided for;
(3) Failure to comply with §
180-6 of this article;
(4) Failure to maintain financial good standing with the Town;
(5) Failure to correct violations in the time period prescribed.
B. A suspended license shall be reinstated when the circumstances leading
to the suspension have been remedied and all associated fees have
been paid.
Every licensee of residential rental property shall conspicuously
post a receipted copy of the current license, in a frame with a transparent
cover, in such a manner so as to be easily viewed and readable at
or near the front entrance of the building for which it is issued.
Licensees are required to provide names of tenants occupying
residential rental property upon request by the Town.
[Amended 4-9-2012 by Ord.
No. A12-2; 2-11-2013 by Ord. No. A13-2]
Any person violating any provision of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall pay such fines as set out in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, Penalties.