Unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, the
following words or phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have
the following meanings:
AGENT
The individual or individuals designated by the owner as
the person(s) authorized by the owner to perform any duty imposed
upon the owner of this article. 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, such term
may include a licensed real estate broker or salesman of the State
of New Jersey, if such person designated by the owner as his agent
is so licensed.
APARTMENT or DWELLING
Any apartment, cottage, bungalow, any room or rooms, or other
dwelling unit, consisting of one or more rooms occupying all or part
of a floor or floors in a building, whether designed with or without
housekeeping facilities for dwelling purposes and notwithstanding
whether the apartment be designed for residence, for office or the
operation of any industry or business or for any other type of independent
use. Each dwelling unit shall contain no more than one kitchen or
cooking facility.
COMMERCIAL
Related to or connected with trade and traffic or business
and commerce.
COMMERCIAL UNIT
A building or structure, or any part thereof, used for the
manufacturing, processing or assembling of material or manufactured
products, or for research, office, industrial, commercial, retail,
service, recreational, hotel or motel facilities, or for warehousing
purposes, or for any combination thereof.
DWELLING UNIT
Any room or rooms or suite or apartment, including any room
or rooms, whether furnished or unfurnished, which is occupied or intended,
arranged or designed to be occupied for residential use by one or
more persons, including, but not limited to, the owner thereof or
any of his servants, agents or employees, and shall include all privileges,
services, furnishings, furniture, equipment, facilities and improvement
connected with use or occupancy thereof. Each dwelling unit shall
contain no more than one kitchen or cooking facility.
OWNER
Any person or group of persons, firm, corporation or officer
thereof, partnership association or trust who owns, operates, exercises
control over, and is in charge of a rental facility.
OWNER-OCCUPIED
A portion of a rental facility, dwelling, commercial unit
or dwelling unit shall be considered owner-occupied if the owner makes
his primary residence therein. For purposes of this ordinance, a person
may have only one primary residence in the Borough.
PERSON
An individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association,
trust or other legal entity, or any combination thereof.
RENT or RENTED
Occupied by any person or persons other than the owner, regardless
of whether there is a written or oral agreement and regardless of
whether the owner receives consideration for the occupancy.
RENTAL FACILITY
Every building, group of buildings or a portion thereof consisting
of less than three dwelling units and having sleeping facilities for
less than 25 occupants, 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.
RENTAL UNIT
A dwelling unit or commercial unit which is available by
lease, rental or otherwise, to persons other than the owner for a
period of not less than 365 days. Rental unit shall not include that
portion of a rental facility, dwelling, commercial unit or dwelling
unit that is owner-occupied. Rental unit shall not include any rooming
house or boardinghouse, which are prohibited as set forth in this
chapter.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNER
An individual or group of individuals or legal entity (e.g.,
trust, family partnership, limited liability company) owning residential
real property which contains a short-term rental unit. The residential
real property which contains the short-term rental unit must be the
primary residence of the owner of the property, or, if it is owned
by a legal entity, it must be the primary residence of at least one
of the owners of the legal entity.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNIT
A residential dwelling unit which is made available for a
tenancy by a short-term rental owner no more than 30 days within a
period of 365 days.
TENANCY
Occupancy of a rental unit or short-term rental unit by one
or more tenants.
TENANT
Person occupying a rental unit or a short-term rental unit
other than the owner.