[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Silver Spring as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-26-1995 by Ord. No. 95-3]
The following words, when used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
That person or persons who has the use or occupancy of real
estate of a lessor/landlord situated in the Township of Silver Spring,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and is responsible for the giving
of any type of consideration therefor, but excluding those who occupy
a premises for a period of less than 30 consecutive days.
Any person who grants a lease, whether in writing or orally,
or otherwise permits the use of his real estate or portion thereof
situated in the Township of Silver Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
for a consideration, monetary or otherwise, by a lessee/tenant.
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
All lessors/landlords within 30 days after the effective date
of this article, or in case of real estate thereafter acquired or
thereafter rented or becoming available for rental, within 30 days
after the acquisition, rental or availability for rental thereof,
as the case may be, shall report to the Township Manager in writing
addressed to him or her at the Silver Spring Township Municipal Building
the number of parcels or units of real estate presently or hereafter
rented and available for rental, a description (by address, number
and/or some other meaningful method) of the said parcels or units
and the names of its lessees/tenants at the time of such report, together
with a designation as to which unit or parcel is occupied by each
such lessee/tenant.
Any change in the occupancy of real estate rented or leased or in the identity of the lessee/tenant from that shown in the report of the lessor/landlord as required in § 303-2 hereof shall be reported by the lessor/landlord to the Township Manager within 10 days after such change. It is intended hereby that lessors/landlords shall report a new lessee/tenant or a lessee/tenant who rents or leases a different unit or parcel of lessor's/landlord's real estate and when a unit or parcel of their real estate becomes vacant.
The Township Manager may prepare a form report entitled "Status
of Occupancy Report," which form report may require the information
set forth above and such other pertinent information that the Board
of Supervisors by resolution may direct the Township Manager to incorporate
into the said report form. The failure to have or receive such a report
form, however, shall not excuse the obligation of a lessor/landlord
to provide the information required herein.
Any lessor/landlord violating any of the provisions of this
article or who furnishes false information to the Township of Silver
Spring or who uses a false name or address in any report required
by this article shall, upon conviction thereof before any Magisterial
District Judge, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $100 and
costs of prosecution and, in default of payment thereof, to suffer
imprisonment in the Cumberland County Prison for not more than 30
days.
