[Adopted 3-13-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-O-01 (Ch. 49 of the 1997 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to protect the health, safety,
and welfare of the general public by:
A. Establishing minimum standards, in accordance with the Prince George's
County Housing Code and applicable Town ordinances, for basic equipment
and facilities for light, ventilation, space heating, and sanitation;
structural soundness for safety from fire; for space use, and location;
for safe sanitary maintenance; and for cooking equipment in all single-family
rental units/dwellings;
B. Establishing the responsibilities of owners and occupants of single-family
rental units/dwelling; and
C. Providing for administration, enforcement and penalties.
The terms used in this article are defined as follows;
LOCAL AGENT
Maryland resident appointed by the owner to supervise and/or
care for the property and to respond to any violations concerning
the property.
MINIMUM STANDARDS
The provisions of the Prince George's County Housing
Code, as amended from time to time, and applicable Town ordinances.
RENTAL DWELLING
Structure being occupied or intended to be occupied by a
single family and/or one or more individuals(s) who are not the legal
owners of record of the property.
RENTAL UNIT
Any rented room or group of rooms in a structure forming
a single habitable unit that is used or intended to be used by one
or more occupants for living and sleeping.
TOWN
The Town of Edmonston.
The Town's Code Enforcement Officer or other designated person(s) or firm shall have the authority to conduct periodic inspections of any licensed property to determine whether it continues to be in compliance with the requirements for a rental until or dwelling. The licensee as a condition of the license shall allow said inspections to take place at any and all reasonable times and upon reasonable notice, which for purposes of this article shall be 72 hours as requested by the Town. These inspections shall occur prior to the issuance of a license; prior to the renewal of a license; and when violations are reasonably suspected to exist. The procedures set forth in §
381-6D shall be followed for compliance.
A. Any appointment for inspections which is not kept by the applicant
for any reason which is not given to the Town 24 hours prior to the
time set for inspection shall be subject to penalty fee of $50. Each
additional appointment not kept shall be at a penalty fee of $100.
The license issued under this article shall be prominently and
publicly displayed on the premises of the structure or produced on
demand of the tenant or prospective tenant and shall be available
at the reasonable times for inspection by the Town's Code Enforcement
Officer or such person(s) or firm designated.
[Adopted 3-13-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-O-02 (Ch. 50 of the 1997 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to protect the health, safety
and welfare of the general public by:
A. Establishing minimum standards in accordance with the Prince George's
County Housing Code and applicable Town ordinances, for basic equipment
and facilities for light, ventilation, space heating, and sanitation;
structural soundness for safety from fire; for space, use, and location;
for safe and sanitary maintenance; and for cooking equipment in all
multifamily rental and dwelling units;
B. Establishing the responsibility of owner and occupants of multifamily
rental units/dwellings; and
C. Providing for administration, enforcement and penalties.
The terms used in this article are defined as follows;
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR INSPECTOR
The Town's Code Enforcement Officer, and other person
or persons designated by the Mayor and Council to perform all, or
any part of, multifamily dwelling rental inspections in the Town of
Edmonston.
LOCAL AGENT
A Maryland resident appointed by the owner to supervise and/or
care for a rental dwelling and to respond to any violations concerning
the rental dwelling and any rental units in the rental dwelling.
MINIMUM STANDARDS
Provisions of the Prince George's County Housing Code,
as amended from time to time, and applicable Town ordinances.
RENTAL UNIT
Any room or group of rooms in a rental dwelling that forms
a single habitable unit that is used or intended to be used by one
or more occupants for living and sleeping in exchange for the payment
of rent or other consideration. For purposes of this article, in the
case of a rooming house in which rooms are let for rent, but where
occupants may share common eating or communal facilities, each room
let for rent shall be considered a separate rental unit.
TOWN
The Town of Edmonston.
Licenses issued under this article shall be maintained on the
premises of the rental dwelling in which leased rental units located
and shall be produced for inspection at reasonable times on demand
of a tenant, a prospective tenant, and Code Enforcement Officer.