[Amended 12-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2391, approved 12-1-2021]
Every owner of rental housing shall register each residential
rental dwelling unit with the Department in accordance with this section.
A.Â
Every owner of a rental dwelling unit not exempt from registration
shall register each rental dwelling unit with the Department within
five months of September 1, 2022. Registration of a dwelling unit
may be accomplished by a property manager or a property management
company provided proper evidence of licensure/certification and a
current fully signed contract with the owner is provided to and approved
by the Borough. Any contract provided may have redacted any proprietary
information as determined by the owner, property manager or property
management company.
B.Â
Every owner who removes or creates a rental dwelling unit or converts
any building or structure into one or more new rental dwelling units
shall register each new rental dwelling unit with the Department,
or inform the Department in writing and in the case of the removal
of a registered rental dwelling unit, within 30 days of completion
of construction, conversion or removal.
C.Â
Every owner of a rental dwelling unit shall provide the following
information to the Department in order to comply with the registration
requirement:
(1)Â
The owner's name, address, telephone number and an emergency
telephone number.
(2)Â
The name, address, telephone number, emergency telephone number and
contact name of the property manager or property management company,
if applicable.
(3)Â
The property address, number of rental dwelling units and the specific
address or assigned number for each rental dwelling unit.
(4)Â
The number of full-time occupants of each rental dwelling unit. The
name of each occupant shall not be provided.
D.Â
Any change in the information submitted for registration under Subsection C of this section shall be provided to the Department within 10 days of such change, including, but not limited to, any change in ownership of the rental dwelling unit.
E.Â
There shall be no registration fee for registration.
F.Â
Registrations and the information contained therein shall be publicly
available to the extent permitted by the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know
Act.[1] However, the information contained in Subsection C(1) and (2) shall be provided to the Borough Police Department for use in the case of emergencies.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 65 P.S. § 67.101.
A.Â
The following properties and uses shall be exempt from registration: