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.).