[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Maywood 8-23-2022 by Ord. No. 14-22.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This chapter was adopted as Ch. 395, but was renumbered to fit into the organizational structure of the Code.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
HOSTING PLATFORM
A marketplace, in whatever form or format, which facilitates the vacation rental, through advertising, match-making or any other means, using any medium of facilitation, and from which the operator of the hosting platform derives revenues, including booking fees or advertising revenues, from providing or maintaining the marketplace.
UNLAWFUL EVENT SPACE
Rental of any portion of a dwelling unit, in whole or in part, including the rear/front/side yard areas and/or swimming pools, within the Borough of Maywood, to any person(s) for use to hold events of 30 consecutive days or less, whereby the unit is only approved for permanent residential occupancy and not approved for transient occupancy or event use by this chapter. Rental of units within Borough-approved hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts, restaurants, taverns and approved commercial event spaces shall not be considered an unlawful event space pursuant to this chapter.
VACATION RENTAL
Rental of any dwelling unit, in whole or in part, within the Borough of Maywood, to any person(s) for exclusive transient use of 30 consecutive days or less, whereby the unit is only approved for permanent residential occupancy and not approved for transient occupancy by this chapter. Rental of units within Borough-approved hotels, motels and bed-and-breakfasts shall not be considered a vacation rental pursuant to this chapter.
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Vacation rentals or use of any portion of a rental home residential homes, including the yards or swimming pools, as an unlawful event space, as defined by this chapter, are prohibited in the Borough of Maywood. No property shall be utilized in any manner that does not comply with this code.
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No person, including any hosting platform operator, shall undertake, maintain, authorize, aid, facilitate or advertise any vacation rental or unlawful event space activity that does not comply with this code.
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The Mayor and Council of the Borough may promulgate regulations, which may include but are not limited to permit conditions, reporting requirements, inspection frequencies, enforcement procedures, advertising restrictions, disclosure requirements, or insurance requirements, to implement the provisions of this chapter. No person shall fail to comply with any such regulation.
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The Mayor and Council of the Borough may establish and set by resolution all fees and charges as may be necessary to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.
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Violation of any provision of this chapter shall be cause for a Municipal Court summons to be issued by the Police Department, Code Enforcement Official or Health Officer.
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Any person, persons, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days, or both. Each and every day that a violation shall be found to exist shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter.
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Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter in a criminal case or found to be in violation of this chapter in a civil case brought by a law enforcement agency shall be ordered to reimburse the Borough and other participating law enforcement agencies their full investigative costs and remit all illegally obtained rental revenue to the Borough so that it may be returned to the victims of illegal short-term rental activities.
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Any interested person may seek an injunction or other relief to prevent or remedy violations of this chapter. The prevailing party in such an action shall be entitled to recover reasonable costs and attorney's fees.
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The remedies provided in this section are not exclusive, and nothing in this section shall preclude the use or application of any other remedies, penalties or procedures established by law.
The terms of this chapter shall not be deemed and are not intended to impair the provisions and enforcement of Chapter 291, Swimming Pools, and Chapter 339, Boarding and Rooming Houses, of this Code, which shall remain in full force and effect.