[Adopted 12-26-1984 by Ord. No. 1984-23]
[Amended 8-28-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-14]
A. 
No person shall operate a multiple dwelling, rooming house or any rental dwelling unit in the Township unless he holds an annual valid operating license, issued by the Township of Mount Holly in the name of the owner of the dwelling unit for the specific residential multiple dwelling unit, rooming house unit or rental unit, registering such unit.
B. 
Conditions requiring license. When any person, partnership, firm, corporation or entity shall by the use of signs, circulars, business cards, newspapers, other publications, radio or television or word of mouth, advertise or solicit the availability of tenancy, actively or passively, it shall be considered prima facie evidence of the operation of a multiple dwelling, rooming house or rental unit, and a license shall be required for the operation of such multiple dwelling, rooming house or rental unit.
C. 
Prior to the issuance of such license, the Housing Code Enforcement Officer shall confirm compliance with the provisions of Chapter 90 of the Township Code with respect to inspections of dwelling units for purposes of municipal code compliance.
[Amended 8-28-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-14; 8-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-06]
A. 
License applications shall be made to the Housing Code Enforcement Officer and each unit registered with him on forms provided by the Housing Code Enforcement office.
B. 
The license application shall contain the following information and such additional information as the Housing Code Enforcement Officer deems necessary and appropriate to protect the health, safety and welfare of citizens of the municipality:
(1) 
The name and address of the record owner(s) of the property and the name and address of the operator(s) of the premises, if different than the owner. The name and address in the case of a partnership shall be that of a general partner, in the case of a limited-liability company, that of the managing member, and in the case of a corporation, that of the registered agent.
(2) 
The name, address and telephone number of the managing agent for the premises, if any.
(3) 
The name, address and telephone number of the custodian, janitor or building superintendent, if any.
(4) 
The name, address, telephone number and any other relevant information of the emergency contact person designated by the owner or operator to receive notice of, respond to and make decisions regarding emergencies at the premises.
(5) 
The fuel source and type of heat provided for the building, domestic hot water and cooking.
(6) 
Whether the building is equipped with sprinklers or other fire suppression systems.
(7) 
The street address and unit designation for the unit(s) being registered.
(8) 
The number of persons which are permitted to occupy the unit by the owner or operator. The identity of the occupants should not be supplied.
(9) 
The number of minors permitted to occupy the unit by the owner or operator.
(10) 
Whether pets are permitted in the unit and any limitation on nature or number imposed by the owner or operator.
C. 
For dwelling units subject to registration under N.J.S.A. 46:8-28, the filing of a copy of the registration certificate pursuant to that statute with the application to the Housing Code Enforcement Officer shall be deemed satisfaction of application requirements in Subsection B(1), (2), (3) and (4) above. Such information need not be duplicated.
D. 
All information obtained through the licensing process shall be indexed and maintained by the Township for emergency management purposes. The Township will share this information with the Mount Holly Township Fire District and other emergency service providers as they may request or require.
[Amended 8-26-1985 by Ord. No. 1985-21; 12-28-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-18; 10-27-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-34; 2-27-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-03; 8-28-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-19]
A. 
A licensing fee shall be paid for registration of each dwelling unit as follows:
Number of Units
Fee
1
$25
2 to 5
$25 plus $10 for each unit over 1
6 to 10
$65 plus $7 for each unit over 5
11 to 20
$100 plus $5 for each unit over 10
Over 20
$150 plus $2 for each unit over 20
B. 
A license issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for one year or until a change of the beneficial ownership of the property, whichever comes first.
C. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, regarding changing license application information, was repealed 8-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-06.
D. 
A late fee of $25 shall be charged for any person for each license not renewed within 10 days of its expiration date or the change of ownership.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 216-10, Changes in application information, was repealed 8-28-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-14.
[Added 6-22-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-5]
Any person in violation of this article shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days, or both.