[Ord. No. 604-04 § 23-1.1]
As used in this section:
APARTMENT or DWELLING
Shall mean any apartment, cottage, bungalow or other dwelling
unit consisting of a room or a suite of rooms designated with or without
housekeeping facilities for dwelling purposes regardless of whether
or not the unit occupies one or more floors, and regardless of whether
the unit occupies an entire building or only part of the building.
The term dwelling or apartment specifically includes a motel, hotel
room and boatel.
CONTACT PERSON
Shall mean the individual or individuals designated by the owner on the application for a mercantile license for rental units who is authorized by the owner to receive notice of violations of the Revised General Ordinances, subsection
3-12.1 through
3-12.3, arising at the dwelling unit. The term does not necessarily mean a licensed real estate broker or salesman of the State of New Jersey as those terms are defined by N.J.S.A. 45:15-3; however, the term may include a licensed real estate broker or salesman of the State of New Jersey if the person designated by the owner as his/her contact person is so licensed. The contact person shall be a resident of Cape May County, New Jersey, for the term of the rental of dwelling unit.
TENANT
Shall mean the person or persons to whom an apartment or
dwelling is leased, rented or occupied. All children under 12 years
of age shall be excluded from the term tenant.
[Ord. No. 604-04 § 23-1.2]
Every owner renting or leasing a residential property shall
cause a register to be maintained on all rented or leased apartments
or dwelling which shall contain the names and addresses of all tenants
and the name, address and telephone number of the owner and his or
her real estate agent or agency. It shall be the responsibility of
the owner and/or his or her real estate agent or agency to give a
copy of the register to the tenants to be maintained on the rented
or leased apartment or dwelling. The register shall be made available
for inspection by the director of public safety and by the officers
of the City of Wildwood Police Department at all times. In addition,
it shall be the responsibility of the owner and/or his or her real
estate agent or agency to submit a copy of the register to the City
of Wildwood Police Department prior to the occupancy of the rental
apartment or dwelling.
[Ord. No. 604-04 § 23-1.3]
It shall be the responsibility of the owner and/or his or her
real estate agent or agency to register tenants. It shall specifically
be the responsibility of the owner to prevent the violation of the
Noise Control Ordinance, and to prevent the premises from being loud and disorderly.
Additionally, it shall be the responsibility of the owner to make
certain that the property is properly maintained and in good repair,
including the land and any structure thereon.
[Ord. No. 604-04 § 23-1.4]
It shall be the responsibility of the tenant to register in
accordance with subsection 14-3.4. In addition, the tenant shall be
responsible to produce the register upon demand of the appropriate
authority, which shall include, but not limited to, the director of
public safety, the officers of the City of Wildwood Police Department
and the officers of code enforcement. It shall specifically be the
responsibility of the registered tenants to prevent the violation
of the Noise Control Ordinance of the city, and to keep the premises from being loud
and disorderly.
[Ord. No. 604-04 § 23-1.5]
The director of the department of public safety and his/her
designees, code enforcement officers and the officers of the police
department shall enforce this section.
[Ord. No. 604-04 § 23-1.6]
The municipal court shall have jurisdiction over this section.
Any person who violates this section shall, upon conviction, be liable
to the penalty.