[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Hillsdale as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-13-2023 by Ord. No. 23-10]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ADVERTISE or ADVERTISING
Any form of solicitation, promotion, and communication for marketing, used to solicit, encourage, persuade, or manipulate viewers, readers, or listeners into contracting for goods and/or services in violation of this article, 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 article.
CONSIDERATION
Soliciting, charging, demanding, receiving or accepting any legally recognized form of consideration including a promise of benefit, a quid pro quo, rent, fees, other form of payment, or thing of value.
OWNER
Any person(s) or entities, association, limited liability company, or 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 dwelling amenities pursuant to a written or unwritten agreement, rental lease, license, use, occupancy agreement or any other agreement.
PERSON
An individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, association, entity, or any person(s) and/or entities acting in concert or any combination therein.
The lease or rental, for any purpose, of any amenity, feature, accessory, use, or appurtenance to, or associated with, a dwelling is prohibited. This shall include, but is not limited to, swimming pools, yard areas, tennis courts, riding areas, and interior or exterior having similar recreation features.
A. 
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Building Code Official, Fire Official, Health Department, other subcode or code official, as their jurisdiction may arise, including legal counsel for the Borough or other persons designated by the governing body, to issue Municipal Court summons by the Police Department, Building Code Official, Health Department, or other subcode or code official.
B. 
A violation of this article is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, nuisance per se, and is hereby further found and declared to be offensive to the public health, safety, and welfare.
C. 
Any person found to have violated any provision of this article, without regard to intent or knowledge, shall be liable for the maximum civil penalty, upon adjudicated violation or admission, of a fine exceeding $1,250 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days, or both. Each day of such violation shall be a new and separate violation of this article.
D. 
The penalty imposed herein shall be in addition to any and all other remedies that may accrue under any other law, including, but not limited to, eviction proceedings and/or injunction, reasonable attorney's fees or other fees and costs, reimburse the Borough and other participating law enforcement agencies their full investigative costs, in the Borough's Municipal Court or the Superior Court of New Jersey in the vicinage of Bergen County, remit all illegally obtained rental revenue to the Borough so that it may be returned to the victims of illegal short-term rental activities, or in such other court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, by either summary disposition or by zoning or construction code municipal proceeding.
E. 
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.
If any section, provision, or clause of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is judicially held invalid, a reviewing court may correct such invalidity and carry out the intent of this article. Such invalidity shall not affect any remaining portions or application of this article which can be given effect without the invalid portion or application.
This article shall supersede and replace any other provisions of the Code of the Borough of Hillsdale, now or later enacted, which have or may be constructed to have differing or contrary terms or conditions relating to the subject of this article. This article is not intended to alter the current or later enacted amendments to the Borough's Zoning Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 310, Land Use.
This article shall become effective after the second reading and 30 days after being published in a newspaper of general circulation within the Borough.