[Adopted 3-18-2013 by Ord. No. 1441-13]
For the purpose of this article, the following meanings shall
apply:
HEARING OFFICER
A licensed attorney of the State of New Jersey appointed
by the Mayor, subject to the advice and consent of the Township Committee.
The hearing officer shall not own or lease any real property within
the Township of Middle, nor hold any interest in the assets of or
profits arising from the ownership of such property.
LANDLORD
The person or persons who own or purport to own any building
in which there is rented or offered for rent housing space for living
or dwelling under either a written or oral lease, including, but not
limited to, any building subject to the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling
Law, P.L. 1967, c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.), and owner-occupied
premises.
SEASONAL RENTAL
Any rental of residential accommodations for a term of less
than one year and including any part of the period extending from
May 15 to September 15.
SUBSTANTIATED COMPLAINT
An act of disorderly, indecent, tumultuous or riotous conduct,
including, by way of example, but not limited to, simple assault,
terroristic threats, harassment, urinating in public, lewdness, criminal
mischief, or excessive noise, upon or in proximity to any seasonal
rental premises, and attributable to the acts or incitements of any
of the tenants of those premises which have been substantiated by
prosecution and conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction.
The hearing officer shall be a licensed New Jersey attorney
or Municipal Judge appointed by the Township Committee. A hearing
officer shall not own or lease any real property within the Township
of Middle, nor hold any interest in the assets of or profits arising
from the ownership or lease of such property.