This chapter shall not apply to public housing authorities,
not-for-profit housing corporations, and rental property restricted
to senior housing or housing for the developmentally disabled.
All rental properties and/or units shall be inspected by the
Borough's Code Enforcement Officer for the purpose of determining
Zoning Ordinance compliance and to determine if the rental property,
unit or complex complies with all laws, including but not limited
to the Property Maintenance Code, Uniform Construction Code, Health
Code, Housing Code, and Fire Code.
It shall be a violation of this Code for any tenant of a rental
property within the Borough to sell, lease or otherwise accept payment
in exchange for a share or other partial interest in their lease of
a rental property, or for the right to occupy that rental property.
The landlord registration certificate of a rental property in which
shares have been purchased or sold shall be subject to revocation
for up to one year upon conviction in municipal court for a violation
of this section.