[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Hanover 6-13-2019 by Ord. No.
20-19.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
Any form of solicitation, promotion, and communication for
marketing, used to solicit, encourage, persuade, or manipulate viewers,
readers, or listeners to purchase, agree to purchase or otherwise
obtain goods and/or services, as same may be viewed through various
media including, but not limited to, newspapers, magazines, flyers,
handbills, pamphlets, commercials, radio, direct mail, internet websites,
or text or other electronic messages for the purpose of establishing
occupancies or uses of rental property, for consideration, which are
prohibited by this chapter.
Any building or portion thereof which is occupied or is intended
to be occupied as a residence or sleeping place of one or more individuals,
families or households. This shall not be construed to include hotels,
motels and other transient lodging accommodation which are licensed
and legally operating within the definition of "dwelling."
Constitutes a family-type situation, involving one or more
persons, living together that exhibit the kind of stability, permanency
and functional lifestyle equivalent to that of a traditional family
unit, as further described in the applicable decisions of the New
Jersey Appellate Court and Supreme Court.
The inhabitation, use, living, gathering, entertaining, being
entertained as a guest, or sleeping in a dwelling or a portion thereof,
or having other permission or possessory rights or interest in the
dwelling.
Any person(s) or entity(ies), association, limited-liability
company, corporation, or partnership, or any combination, who legally
use, possess, own, lease, sublease or license (including an operator,
principal, shareholder, director, agent, or employee, individually
or collectively) that has charge, care, control, or participates in
the expenses and/or profit of a dwelling unit pursuant to a written
or unwritten agreement, rental, lease, license, use, occupancy agreement
or any other agreement.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person, including but not limited to
an owner, lessor, or sublessor with any possessory interest in any
dwelling, to receive compensation of any kind for the use, occupancy,
or rental of any dwelling or portion thereof for a period of 30 days
or less, unless specifically permitted otherwise by applicable law.
B.Â
The residential occupancy of an otherwise lawful and lawfully occupied
dwelling for a period of 30 days or less by a person who is a member
of the housekeeping unit of the owner, without compensation or other
consideration, such as house guests, is permitted.
C.Â
No person shall undertake, maintain, authorize, aid, facilitate,
solicit and/or advertise any rental activity that violates any part
or provisions of this chapter.
D.Â
Any person occupying a rental dwelling unit shall be responsible
in complying with all ordinances and regulations of the Township of
Hanover as set forth in the Code of the Township. Any violations of
law may subject persons to the issuance of notices of violation, summonses
and fines as prescribed in the Code.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Township's
Construction Official/Zoning Officer, the Property Maintenance Officer
and/or the Police Department, who shall be authorized to issue summons
or other appropriate civil violations or complaints for any violations
of the terms and provisions of this chapter.
Any person who is found or adjudicated to have violated any
provisions of this chapter may be liable for a fine up to the maximum
fine permitted by law pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-5 et seq. Each day
of any such violation after receiving written notice of same shall
be a new and separate violation.
