[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Upper Allen 5-6-1969 by Ord. No. 133. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The following words, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section except where
the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
That person or persons who has the use of real estate of
a lessor and is responsible for the giving of any type of consideration
therefor, but excluding those who are lessees for a period of less
than 30 days.
Any person who grants a lease or otherwise permits the use
of his real estate or portion thereof for a consideration, monetary
or otherwise.
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
All lessors, within 30 days after the effective
date of this chapter or, in case of real estate thereafter acquired
or thereafter rented or becoming available for rental, within 30 days
after the acquisition, rental or availability for rental thereof,
as the case may be, shall report to the Township Secretary, in writing,
addressed to him/her at the Township Office, the number of parcels
or units of real estate presently or hereafter rented and available
for rental, a description (by address, number and/or some other meaningful
method) of said parcels or units and the names of its lessees at the
time of such report, together with a designation as to which unit
or parcel is occupied by each.
Any change in the occupancy of real estate rented or leased or in the identity of the lessee from that shown in the report of the lessor as required in § 195-2 hereof shall be reported by lessor to the Township Secretary within 10 days after such change. It is intended hereby that lessors shall report a new lessee or a lessee who rents or leases a different unit or parcel of the lessor's real estate and when a unit or parcel of the real estate becomes vacant.
The Township Secretary may prepare a form report
entitled "Status of Occupancy Report," which form report may require
that information set forth above and such other pertinent information
that the Commissioners, by resolution, may direct the Township Secretary
to incorporate into said report form. The failure to have such report
forms, however, shall not excuse the obligation of lessors to provide
the information required herein.
[Amended 6-17-1993 by Ord. No. 474]
Any lessor violating any of the provisions of
this chapter or who furnishes false information to the township or
who uses a false name or address in any report required by this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof before any Magisterial District Judge,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution
and, in default of payment thereof, to suffer imprisonment in the
Cumberland County Jail for not more than 30 days.
