[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of West Manchester 4-12-1984 by Ord. No. 84-1. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Manager — See Ch. 5.
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:
Any person who leases or rents a residence located within
the boundaries of West Manchester Township to a tenant.
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
Any house, room, mobile home, mobile home lot, apartment
or other dwelling unit designed for the use of one or more persons
as a place of abode, excluding hotel rooms, motel units and other
similar accommodations for transient persons.
The duly elected Tax Collector of West Manchester Township.
Any person over 18 years of age who occupies a leased or
rented residence located within the boundaries of West Manchester
Township which residence has been leased or rented from a landlord.
The Township of West Manchester.
Within 30 days of the effective date of this chapter, each landlord
shall submit to West Manchester Township a list specifying the name
and address of all tenants who occupy a residence leased or rented
by the landlord to the tenant.
The information required by § 129-2 hereof shall be submitted to the Township on forms prepared by the Township and supplied to the landlord by the Township.
After the initial list of tenants as required by § 129-2 hereof has been submitted to the Township by the landlord, the landlord shall, within 15 days of the end of the month in which the tenant vacates the residence, notify the Township of the name and address of each tenant who has vacated the residence.
After the initial list of tenants as required by § 129-2 hereof has been submitted to the Township by the landlord, the landlord shall, within 15 days of the end of the month in which a tenant occupies a residence, notify the Township of the name and address of each tenant who has occupied the residence.
The Township Manager shall have the duty to notify the Tax Collector,
at least quarterly, of the notifications filed under this chapter
so that the Tax Collector may maintain accurate and complete records.
[Amended 11-14-1991 by Ord. No. 91-09; 5-9-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14; 6-26-1997 by Ord. No. 97-15]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by West Manchester Township, pay a fine not exceeding $600
plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred
by West Manchester Township. West Manchester Township police officers,
the appropriate code enforcement officers of West Manchester Township
or other appropriate officer or officers of West Manchester Township
shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The
amount of the fine imposed for the violation of this chapter shall
be established by the officer who determines that a violation has
occurred. Notice of the violation of this chapter and the amount of
the fine imposed shall be given by personal delivery or by certified
mail to the person violating this chapter. If the person violating
this chapter fails or refuses to pay the fine imposed within the period
specified in the notice of the violation of this chapter, the Township
shall file a civil enforcement proceeding with the District Magistrate
to enforce the fine imposed.
