[Adopted 7-13-2010 by Ord. No. 10-07[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 284, adopted 4-28-2009 by Ord. No. 09-10, prior to codification of Ord. No. 09-10, which ordinance repealed former Ch. 284, Rental Property, consisting of Art. I, Minimum Requirements, adopted 10-12-2004 by Ord. No. 04-15, as amended, and Art. II, Licensing and Registration, adopted 10-26-2004 by Ord. No. 04-17, as amended.
[Amended 9-12-2023 by Ord. No. 23-20]
A. 
Applicability. This section shall apply to all buildings or projects in which there is space for living or dwelling purposes which is, or may be, occupied by a person or persons other than the property owner under either a written or oral lease. This section shall apply to all buildings or projects with a space for living or dwelling purposes regardless of whether money is paid by the occupier/tenant for the purposes of occupying or dwelling in the building or project. Any non-owner-occupied property is required to be registered as a rental property regardless of whether cash is exchanged for the occupation.
B. 
The term "owner" shall mean the person or persons who own or purport to own any building or project in which there is rented or offered for rent housing space for living or dwelling purposes under either a written or oral lease, provided that this definition shall not include owner-occupied two-unit premises.
C. 
The term "rental unit" shall mean any building or project with a space for living or dwelling purposes which is occupied by a person or persons other than the property owner or owners.
D. 
No person shall hereafter occupy any rental unit, nor shall the landlord or owner permit occupancy of any rental unit within the Township, which is not registered, if required, in accordance with this article.
E. 
Each rental unit shall be inspected upon each change in tenancy or occupancy. No tenant shall occupy a rental unit where a property transfer certificate has not been issued by the Construction Official.
A. 
Registration. Every landlord or owner of a non-owner-occupied one-dwelling-unit rental or a two-dwelling-unit premises shall hereafter register with the Construction Office as designated by the Municipal Clerk, on forms which shall be provided by the Construction Office containing the requirements of N.J.S.A. 46:8-28. Thereafter, the landlord/owner registration form shall be renewed by January 31 of each year. All landlord/owner registration forms received after January 31 of each year shall be considered late and are subject to penalties pursuant to § 284-4 of this article. Every landlord shall also deliver a copy of the rental license and property transfer certificate simultaneously to the tenant(s) upon submission of the landlord registration form to the Construction Office.
[Amended 11-22-2011 by Ord. No. 11-23; 12-17-2013 by Ord. No. 13-45; 9-12-2023 by Ord. No. 23-20]
B. 
Amendments; filing. Every person required to file a registration form pursuant to this section shall file an amended registration form within 20 days after any change in the information required to be included thereon. No fee shall be required for the filing of an amendment except where the ownership or tenancy of the premises is changed.
No rental unit may be registered and no license shall be issued for any property containing a rental unit unless all municipal taxes, sewer charges and any other municipal assessments are paid on a current basis.
A violation is a failure to register a residential rental unit. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $500 for each offense, recoverable by a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.).