[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Jenkintown as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 10-23-2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006]
A.
All owners of single-family detached dwellings, two-family buildings,
single-family semidetached dwellings, two-family detached dwellings,
single-family attached dwellings, townhouses, multifamily dwellings,
apartment houses, and any other building, renting their property or
a portion of their property as a dwelling unit in the Borough of Jenkintown
to nonfamily members shall make application to the office of Code
Enforcement of the Borough of Jenkintown for licensing on an annual
basis. Forms shall be available for inspection at the Borough of Jenkintown.
[Amended 3-18-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-3]
B.
This article shall not apply to owners of dwellings established by declaration of condominium so long as they own no more than two dwellings within the Borough. If the aforesaid owner exceeds the aforesaid limits, that said owner shall comply with Subsection A.
C.
At the time of application, the owner making application shall provide
to Code Enforcement a list of current or proposed tenants for the
calendar year. That tenant list shall include: full legal name of
any and all occupants of the dwelling to include those under the age
of 18 and any known aliases and address. If a tenant vacates the owner's
property and is replaced by a new tenant, the owner is obligated to
notify Jenkintown Borough within 60 days and provide the information
required in the aforesaid tenant list about the new tenant to Jenkintown
Code Enforcement.
D.
Applications for rental licenses shall be made on or prior to November
15 of each year. At the time of the application, the license fee shall
be paid. The application fee may be adjusted from time to time by
resolution of the Borough Council.
[Amended 3-18-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-3]
A.
Any owner who does not willfully possess a valid permit on or after January 1, 2007, shall be in violation of this article and shall, upon conviction of a summary offense, be subject to a penalty of not less than $50 nor greater than $1,000 per nonpermitted dwelling per calendar month in all applicable properties defined in §§ 142-1 and 142-3 of this article, plus costs, fines and any fees a court may find appropriate.
B.
All ordinances that conflict with this article are hereby repealed
as of December 31, 2006.
C.
Should any section or provision of this article be declared to be
invalid by the courts, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the article as a whole, nor the validity of any other sections
or provisions of the article than the one so declared.
A.
All definitions in the aforesaid article shall comport with the International
Property Maintenance Code of 2003, the Borough of Jenkintown Zoning
Ordinance, and the Borough of Jenkintown Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance.[1]
B.
For the purposes of § 142-2A of this article, "willfull" shall mean failure to comply with § 142-1 of this article after one written notification/warning, delivered by first class mail to the owner of record, from the Borough of Jenkintown informing that owner of his legal requirement to comply with this article. If that owner does not comply with § 142-1 of this article within 10 business days after the date of mailing of the notification/warning that owner's noncompliance shall be considered willful.
