[Adopted 1-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-1]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AGENT
The individual or individuals designated by the owner as
the person or persons authorized by the owner to perform any duty
imposed upon the owner by this article. The agent or owner shall be
a resident of the City of Vineland or Cumberland County.
APARTMENT
Shall include that portion of a dwelling unit rented or offered
for rent, for living and dwelling purposes, to one individual or family
unit together with all privileges, services, furnishings, furniture,
equipment, facilities and improvements connected with the use or occupancy
of such portion of the property.
APARTMENT COMPLEX
Two or more apartments which are located within close proximity
of each other and are owned by the same owner.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
The certificate of registration issued by the Director of Licenses and Inspections or his/her designee attesting that the rental unit has been properly registered and meets the minimum standards as provided in accordance with the City's Land Use Ordinance, and all state and local laws and ordinances, including, but not limited to, Chapter
537 of the Code of the City of Vineland.
[Added 9-22-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-41]
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
As utilized herein, shall refer to the owner's or his/her
spouse's mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, children,
grandchildren, brothers and/or sisters and the spouses of the immediate
family member. Should the owner be a corporation, LLC or partnership,
owner shall refer to the stockholder, partner or member with a legal
ownership interest of 50% or greater therein.
[Added 1-16-2018 by Ord.
No. 2017-96]
OWNER
Any person or group of persons, firm, corporation, LLC, partnership,
association or trust who owns, operates, exercises control over or
is in charge of the rental facility.
RENTAL FACILITY
Every building, group of buildings or a portion thereof which
is kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to be a place where
living accommodations are supplied, whether furnished or unfurnished,
for pay or other consideration, to one or more individuals and is
meant to include apartments and apartment complexes.
RENTAL UNIT
Shall include that portion of a dwelling, building or structure
available for lease or rental for living and dwelling purposes to
individuals or family units.
[Amended 9-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-41]
A. Upon the filing of a completed registration form and payment of the
prescribed fee as set forth herein, and a satisfactory inspection,
the owner shall be entitled to the issuance of a certificate of registration,
commencing on the date of issuance and expiring on the same day of
the next calendar year. A registration form, inspection and certificate
of registration shall be required for each rental unit.
B. In the event the owner or his/her agent has completed the registration form and has paid the registration and inspection fee as required under §
485-8, and the City of Vineland has failed to perform an inspection prior to the expiration of the previous year's license, the owner shall receive a provisional certificate of registration until an inspection is complete. This section shall only relate to rental units which have been registered in the previous year. The City of Vineland shall endeavor to perform all inspections within 30 days of completion of the registration and payment of all fees, dependent upon ability to provide such services.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Vineland or
such other court having jurisdiction, be liable to a fine not less
than $200 for a first offense, $500 for a second offense and $1,000
for a third and subsequent offense. Each day that a violation occurs
shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation subject to the penalty
provisions of this article.
[Amended 10-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-48; 9-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-41]
A. The annual certificate of registration/renewal fee shall be $75 per
annum, commencing for the registration period of 2015 if issued to
prior to January 1. However, there shall be a ten-day grace period
afforded for the payment of the annual certificate of registration/renewal
fee so that should the fee be paid prior to January 11, no additional
fee shall be due. Subsequent to January 1, or any grace period, the
certificate of registration/renewal fee shall be $125.
B. In the event of an unsatisfactory inspection requiring subsequent inspections in accordance with §
485-3D herein, the subsequent inspection shall be $75 for each such inspection.
C. No rental unit shall be registered and no certificate of registration
shall be issued for a rental unit unless all municipal taxes for land
and improvements upon which the rental unit is located, water, sewer,
electric in the name of the owner or agent and any other municipal
assessments arc paid on a current basis or reasonable arrangements
for payment are accepted by the City of Vineland.
No person shall occupy any rental unit, nor shall the owner
permit occupancy of any rental unit within the City of Vineland which
is not registered and licensed in accordance with this article.
[Amended 9-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-41]
This article shall take effect immediately upon adoption according
to law, at which time the terms and conditions contained herein shall
be enforceable. Any ordinance, or portions thereof, which are inconsistent
with the provisions of this article will be repealed and superseded.
In the event that any portions of this article that are deemed by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, the balance
of this article not so deemed to be unenforceable shall remain in
full force and effect.