[Adopted 9-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-09]
A. 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Township Code, it shall be unlawful for an owner, landlord, managing agent, lessor, sub-lessor, any other person or entity with possessory or use rights in a dwelling unit, their principals, partner or shareholders, or their agents, employees, representatives and other persons or entities, acting in concert or a combination thereof, to receive or obtain actual or anticipated consideration for soliciting, advertising, offering, and/or permitting, allowing, or failing to discontinue the use or occupancy of any dwelling unit, or portion thereof, as defined herein, for a period of 30 days or less.
B. 
Nothing in this article will prevent formation of an otherwise lawful occupancy of a dwelling unit for a rental period of more than 30 days.
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 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 promising or benefit, a quid pro quo, rent, fees, other form of payment, or thing of value.
DWELLING UNIT
Any structure, or portion thereof, whether furnished or unfurnished, which is occupied in whole or in part, or intended, arranged or designed to be occupied, for sleeping, dwelling, cooking, gathering and/or entertaining, as a residential occupancy, by one or more persons. This definition includes an apartment, condominium, building, cooperative, converted space, or portions thereof, that is offered to use, made available for use, or is used for accommodations, lodging, cooking, sleeping, gathering and/or entertaining of occupants and/or guests, for consideration, for a period of 30 days or less.
HOUSEKEEPING UNIT
Constitutes a family-type situation, involving one or more persons, living together that exhibit the kind of stability, permanency, and functional lifestyle equivalent to that of a traditional family unit, as further described in the applicable reported or unreported decisions of the Superior Court of New Jersey.
OCCUPANT
Any individual using, inhabiting, living, gathering, entertaining, being entertained as a guest, or sleeping in a dwelling unit, or portion thereof, or having other permission or possessory rights within a dwelling unit.
OWNER
Any persons and entities, association, limited-liability company, 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 a dwelling unit 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, and any persons and/or entities acting in concert or any combination therewith.
RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY
The use of a dwelling unit by an occupant.
The residential occupancy of an otherwise lawful and lawfully occupied dwelling unit for a period of 30 days or less by any person who is a member of the housekeeping unit of the owner without consideration, such as house guests, is permitted.
Any owner that is renting their property to a person for a term of over 30 days but less than a yearly shall pay a registration and/or inspection fee to the Township. Applicable fees are detailed in the universal fee chart located in Chapter 18, § 18-2, reference number 65, of the Code of the Township of Lumberton.
A. 
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Zoning Officer, Building Department, Building Code Official, Fire Official, Fire Marshal, Health Department, other subcode or Code Official, as their jurisdiction may arise, or other persons designated by the Township Committee, to issue municipal civil infractions directing alleged violators of this article of the Code and/or to appear in court or file civil complaints.
B. 
A violation of this article of the Code is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, a nuisance per se, and is hereby further found and declared to be offensive to the public health, safety and welfare. Any person found to have violated any provision of this article of the Code, without regard to intent or knowledge, shall be subject to the fines and fees as provided under § 18-2 of this Code, governing short-term rental offenses. Each day of such violation shall be a new and separate violation of this article. Applicable fees for such short term rental offenses are detailed in the universal fee chart located in Chapter 18, § 18-2, reference number 66, of the Code of the Township of Lumberton.