[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Polk as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 7-24-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
Upon the effective date of this article, and annually thereafter,
any person, corporation, association or other entity owning or managing
residential property located within Polk Township shall register with
the Township on a form approved by the Township the names and addresses
of any person occupying such property, whether leased or otherwise
occupied, provided that said period of occupancy is for a period of
90 days or longer.
Attached hereto is a Tenant Registration Form which shall be
used by any party obligated to register tenants in Polk Township.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Tenant Registration Form is on file in
the Township office.
The Tenant Registration Form shall be filed on an annual basis
on or before September 1 of each calendar year with the Polk Township
Secretary.
There shall be no fee for filing the Tenant Registration Form.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this
article. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment,
the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a
separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the
Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
This article shall be known as the "Tenant Registration Ordinance."
