The owner, tenant, occupant, agent, or contractor shall maintain
such structures and premises in compliance with these requirements.
A person shall not occupy as owner-occupant or let to another for
occupancy or use premises which do not comply with the following requirements
of this Chapter.
The fee for such rental license or renewal thereof shall be
$300 per unit, and the license shall be valid for the calendar year
of its issue. Any subsequent reinspection or failure to show for a
scheduled inspection is $100.
Every person required to procure a certificate of inspection
and a rental license under the provisions of this chapter shall submit
an application for such to the Construction Department at the Municipal
Building of the Borough of Neptune City, which application shall be
accompanied by the full amount of the fees chargeable for the certificate
and/or license sought. All applications for a certificate or rental
license under the provisions of this chapter shall be by a written
statement upon the forms provided by the Construction Department and
shall contain the following:
A. A statement that there have been no prior revocations or suspensions
of license, and that there are no pending open complaints awaiting
a hearing. In the event that there has been a prior revocation, suspension
or violation, or a pending complaint, the Construction Code Official
shall not issue the license or certificate. An appeal from the Construction
Code Official's decision not to issue the license may be taken as
provided herein; and
B. A statement that neither the property or the individual applicant,
or any entity that the individual applicant has been a member of,
or an owner of, has had any prior violations of any Borough ordinance
since January 1, 2022, and that there are no pending complaints awaiting
a hearing. In the event that there has been a violation, or is a complaint,
the Construction Code Official shall not issue a license or certificate.
An appeal from the Construction Code Official's decision not to issue
the license or certificate may be taken as provided herein; and
C. A statement that the applicant is not violating the Zoning Ordinance
of the Borough of Neptune City at the property in question; and
D. The name of the person to whom the license will be issued and his
or her residence address; if the applicant is not an individual, then
the names, positions, and the residence addresses of all officers
and managers of the applicant; and
E. The address of the premises and the name and residence address of
the owner of the premises and the names and permanent address of each
proposed tenant; and
F. The name and address of an agent of the owner of the premises residing
in or having an office in the Borough of Neptune City who is authorized
to accept mailed service of any notice or order and to comply with
same on behalf of the owner; and
G. The name and address of the real estate agent, if any, negotiating
the tenancy; and
H. A drawing, satisfactory to the Construction Code Official, delineating
the approved driveway and any and all legal parking spaces on the
property, and clearly delineating the front, side and rear yards of
the property. Said delineation shall be by way of a permanent, unmovable
marker approved by the official who conducts the certificate of inspection.
The drawing shall prominently announce the fact that there is no parking
on the delineated front, side and/or rear lawns. A copy of this drawing
shall be kept on file in the Building Department and the Police Department.
The owner shall post a copy of the drawing in the dwelling unit in
the same location as the certificate of inspection for the unit and
deliver a copy of such drawing to each and every tenant at the beginning
of the tenant's rental term. Any dispute concerning the drawing shall
be an appeal to the Zoning Board from the determination of the Construction
Code Official.
Notice of any violations of the aforesaid inspection(s) shall
be provided to applicant pursuant to the International Property Maintenance
Code. Upon correction of the violation(s), the applicant shall notify
the Construction Official, in writing, of such fact, and a reinspection
shall be made upon payment of the appropriate fee.
Upon completion of a satisfactory inspection, the Construction
Official shall forthwith issue the certificate of inspection and/or
rental license. The certificate of inspection and/or rental license
will expire on December 31 of the year issued, or until a change in
tenancy occupancy occurs, whichever occurs first.
Each rental license issued under the provisions of this chapter
shall state upon its face the following:
A. The name and address of the licensee and of the agent authorized
to accept service of any notice or process on behalf of the licensee.
B. The name and permanent address of each tenant of the premises.
C. The amount of rental license fee therefor.
D. The dates of issuance and expiration thereof.
E. Name and signature of the individual performing the inspection.
F. Date of final inspection.
G. Number of permitted occupants.
In the event that an owner or owners or any agent acting on
behalf of any owner or owners or any residential property fails to
obtain an inspection on a change of tenancy or as otherwise required
by this chapter, said owner or owners and agent shall have committed
a violation of this chapter.