[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Forks 3-19-1987 by Ord. No. 184. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Moving permits — See Ch. 118.
Zoning — See Ch. 200.
Every owner of real estate within the Township of Forks, Northampton
County, Pennsylvania who rents or leases any parcel of real estate,
in whole or in part, to any other person(s) shall file with the Township
of Forks, a certified list of all person(s) who rented real estate
from said owner during the preceding six months. Said list shall include
the name and last known address of each adult who resided in said
rented real estate for all or a portion of said six-month period.
The list shall be filed semiannually, the deadlines for said semiannual
filing being May 31 and November 30 of each and every calendar year.
For the purpose of this chapter, the fact that the owner of real estate rents or leases any property for minimal or no rent to another person shall not exclude said owner from filing the certified list required in § 144-1 above.
[Amended 3-4-1999 by Ord. No. 250]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter,
upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding,
shall pay a fine of not less than $400 and not more than $600, plus
all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred
by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment shall
be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by
the District Justice and/or Court. If the defendant neither pays nor
timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment
pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Each day a violation
exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate
officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable
relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
