[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Upper Frederick as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Rental licensing — See Ch. 112, Art. XII.
[Adopted 8-13-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-06[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. I, Landlord Report, adopted 9-14-1978 by Ord. No. 78-5, as amended.
This article is enacted to provide for the uniform and equitable distribution of the tax levies in the Township of Upper Frederick and upon the inhabitants thereof and to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Township of Upper Frederick.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
BUSINESS UNIT
A parcel of real estate, with or without improvements located thereon, utilized by any person or persons for any commercial activity or purpose.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms used for living and sleeping purposes arranged for occupancy by one family or by one or more persons.
LANDLORD
A lessor, or person who acts as agent for the lessor, of any parcel of real estate located in the Township of Upper Frederick, or a lessor, or person who acts as agent for the lessor, of any improvements on real estate or any building located in the Township of Upper Frederick.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
TENANT
A person who has the use, either by himself or with others, of a dwelling unit or a business unit owned by a person, other than himself, for a period exceeding 30 days.
[Amended 7-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-03]
Within 30 days from the effective date of this article, each landlord shall register with the Township Manager all rental units on a report form supplied by the Township Manager which includes the following information:
A. 
Name, address and telephone number of the property owners, the owning partnership, if a partnership, and/or the corporate officers, if a corporation.
B. 
Address and location of the rental unit or units.
C. 
Name, address and telephone number of the rental agent (if applicable).
D. 
The legal address of the dwelling or business unit.
E. 
The type of structure (residential or commercial).
F. 
Number of rental units located in the rental property.
G. 
Identification and description of each rental unit.
H. 
The number of occupants or tenants in each rental unit.
I. 
Names of all occupants or tenants in each rental unit.
J. 
Additional information deemed necessary by the Code Enforcement Officer to administer the registration process.
After the effective date of this article, any person who becomes a landlord of any parcel of real estate or any improvement on real estate or building located in the Township of Upper Frederick by agreement of sale, by deed, or by any other means shall, within 30 days thereafter, report to the Township Manager the information and data set forth in § 202-3 above and on forms to be provided by the Township Manager.
After the effective date of this article, each and every landlord of property within the Township of Upper Frederick shall report to the Township Manager, on a report form to be supplied by the Township Manager, any change in the use or occupancy of any dwelling unit or business unit owned by such landlord. The reported change shall include the name or names of new tenants of such dwelling unit or business unit, the date when such change was effected, and the forwarding address of the old tenant or tenants if known. A landlord of a hotel, inn or boardinghouse shall not be required to report a person as a "tenant" until that person has resided in such landlord's establishment for a period exceeding 30 days. In the event that a dwelling unit or business unit was used or utilized by a tenant and then becomes vacant, this change shall also be reported to the Township Manager. All reports required by this section shall be made within 10 days after a landlord has knowledge that such a unit has had a change in occupancy or has become vacant.
The Township Manager, under the authority of this article, shall:
A. 
Maintain on file, at the Upper Frederick Township Office, the names of the landlords owning dwelling units and business units in the Township of Upper Frederick, said list to include the names of the current tenants of said dwelling unite and business units.
B. 
Maintain a supply of forms for landlords to use in making reports to the Township Manager, as required by §§ 202-3, 202-4 and 202-5 of this article.
C. 
Notify the Fire Chief of the Township of Upper Frederick of the address and description of any dwelling unit or business unit that is vacant, unoccupied and not in use.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.