[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Town
of Bridgeville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Brush, grass and weeds — See Ch. 90.
Building construction — See Ch. 96.
Dangerous buildings — See Ch. 99.
Fences — See Ch. 132.
Housing standards — See Ch. 148.
Sewers — See Ch. 190.
Snow and ice removal — See Ch. 197.
Solid waste — See Ch. 200.
Swimming pools — See Ch. 205.
Water — See Ch. 228.
Land use and development — See Ch. 234.
[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.
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.
Each person, partnership, corporation or other entity who rents or offers to rent any residential rental property shall register to obtain a rental unit license and pay an annual fee as set forth in § 180-3 of this article.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation or
other entity to hereafter occupy, allow to be occupied, advertise
for occupancy or solicit occupants of any residential rental property
within the Town for which a rental unit license has not been issued.
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,[1] owners of residential property must be considered in financial
good standing with the Town prior to the issuance of a rental unit
license.
A.
Information required; change in information.
(1)
Every applicant for a rental unit license under the provisions of
this article shall make an application for such license upon forms
provided by the Town of Bridgeville, which shall include, at minimum,
the following information:
(2)
A residential property owner must notify the Town in writing within
30 calendar days after any change in the above information.
B.
A record of all licenses issued and license fees paid shall be maintained
at the Town office.
[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.
A.
Property owners shall permit the Town Manager or his/her designee
to inspect all premises governed by this article to determine if the
building is operated as a rental property and/or to determine compliance
with the provisions of this article, and shall fully cooperate with
such inspections. The property owner shall make reasonable efforts
to notify tenants of planned inspections of their rental units to
the extent required by state law.
B.
The property owner or his/her designee shall be present on the premises
during inspections; however, failure of a property owner to comply
with this requirement shall not deprive the Town of the authority
to inspect.
C.
Failure of a property owner to obey any of the requirements of this
section shall subject the property owner to suspension or revocation
of license, in addition to other penalties provided for in this article.
Any such suspension or revocation shall continue until the inspection
has been completed, any violations satisfactorily remedied and any
outstanding fees or penalties have been paid.
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:
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.
