Borough of Carlisle, PA Article II Residential Rental Registration

[Amended 12-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2391, approved 12-1-2021]

§ 193-10 General registration requirements.

Every owner of rental housing shall register each residential rental dwelling unit with the Department in accordance with this section.

A. 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. 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. Every owner of a rental dwelling unit shall provide the following information to the Department in order to comply with the registration requirement:

(1) The owner's name, address, telephone number and an emergency telephone number.

(2) The name, address, telephone number, emergency telephone number and contact name of the property manager or property management company, if applicable.

(3) The property address, number of rental dwelling units and the specific address or assigned number for each rental dwelling unit.

(4) The number of full-time occupants of each rental dwelling unit. The name of each occupant shall not be provided.

D. 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. There shall be no registration fee for registration.

F. 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.

§ 193-11 Exemptions from registration requirements.

A. The following properties and uses shall be exempt from registration:

(1) Hotels and motels for transient visitor use;

(2) Hospitals, state-licensed nursing homes, state-licensed personal care homes and state-licensed group homes; and

(3) On-campus student housing that is owned by an accredited college or university.

§ 193-12 through § 193-14. (Reserved)