[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Eagleswood 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance was adopted as Ch. 167 but was redesignated as Ch. 208 4-25-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05 to maintain the alphabetical organization of the Code.
[Amended 7-24-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05[1]]
No person, firm, corporation, partnership or other entity shall lease any property, dwelling, etc., within the limits of the Township of Eagleswood unless a license as herein provided shall have first been obtained.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also amended the title of this Ch. 208 from "Rental of Residential Property, Licenses for" to its current title.
Licenses shall be in the following form and contain the following information:
A. 
The name and address of the licensee;
B. 
The number and address of the lessor of the property;
C. 
The address of the property which is being leased;
D. 
The expiration date of the license requirements;
E. 
Any other appropriate information which the Mayor and Committee may require by resolution.
A. 
No license shall be issued hereunder unless the licensee complies with all ordinances/laws of Eagleswood Township, the County of Ocean and the State of New Jersey.
B. 
No rental unit shall be issued a rental certificate of occupancy unless all municipal taxes, sewer charges (if applicable) and other municipal assessments are paid on a current basis.
C. 
The licensee shall maintain a liability insurance policy for negligent acts and omissions in the amount of no less than $500,000 for combined property damage and bodily injury to, or death of, one of more persons in any one accident or occurrence. However, owner-occupied two-family, three-family, or four-family homes are subject to a lower $300,000 coverage.
[Added 7-24-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
D. 
The licensee shall present a certificate of insurance evidencing such coverage.
[Added 7-24-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
The Clerk shall keep a record of all licenses issued under this chapter and it shall also indicate the amount of the fee paid, the date upon which the payment was received, and the date of the issuance of the new license or the renewal license.
When a license has been issued, the license shall be promptly displayed at the location in which the activity is being conducted.
The annual fee is $25.
Any license issued hereunder may be revoked after a notice and hearing for any of the following causes:
A. 
Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in any application for permit or license;
B. 
Any violation of this chapter;
C. 
Notice of hearing. Notice of a hearing for revocation of a license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be given, in writing, by the Township Clerk, setting forth specifically the grounds of the complaint and the time and place of the hearing. The notice shall be mailed to the licensee by certified mail to his or her last known address at least five days' prior to the date set for the hearing.
D. 
Appeal. Any person aggrieved by the revocation notice of any license required by this chapter may appeal to the Township Committee by filing with the Township Clerk, within 14 days after the applicant or licensee has been notified of the complaint, a written statement setting forth the grounds of the appeal. The Township Committee or its designee shall set a time and place for a hearing on such appeal and notice shall be given to the appellant in the manner. The decision and order of the Township Committee or its designee on such appeal shall be final and conclusive.
A. 
If, within 10 business days after being notified, in writing, by the Township that a license is required, the owner so notified does not obtain such a license, the owner shall be issued a summons for each day the premises are leased beginning from the date of the notice.
B. 
Upon being found guilty of a violation of this section, the fine to be imposed may be up to $1,200 per offense.