864.01   DEFINITIONS.

As used in this chapter:

(a)        "Business concern unit" ways a parcel of existent manor, with or without improvements located thereon and utilized by any person or persons for any commercial activity or purpose.

(b)       "Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms used for living and sleeping purposes, bundled for occupancy by one or more than persons.

(c)        "Landlord" means a lessor, or a person who acts as amanuensis for a lessor, of whatever package of real manor located in the Township, or a lessor, or person who acts every bit agent for a lessor, of whatever improvements on real manor or buildings located in the Township.

(d)       "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, firm or corporation.

(e)        "Rental unit" means a concern unit of measurement or a habitation unit of measurement.

(f)        "Tenant" ways a person who has the use, either past himself or herself or with others, of a home unit or business organisation unit owned past a person other than himself or herself, for a menses exceeding 30 days.

864.02   REPORTS Past LANDLORDS

Inside 30 days of the effective date of this chapter, and on an almanac basis thereafter, on or before November 10th of each year, roofing the immediately preceding catamenia of Oct 1st through September 30th, each landlord shall submit the following information, in writing, to the Township Secretary, on a form available at the Township Office:

(a)        A list of all dwelling units and business organisation units owned, operated or controlled past the landlord and located inside the Township, whether occupied or unoccupied;

(b)       The address of each dwelling unit of measurement or business unit;

(c)        A cursory description of each dwelling unit or business unit, including the number of rooms, approximate square footage and facilities located therein;

(d)       A statement as to whether or not said dwelling unit of measurement or business concern unit of measurement is inhabited or utilized by a tenant or tenants; and

(e)        The names of the tenant or tenants utilizing the aforementioned abode units or business concern units, if any, and their respective addresses.

864.03   REPORTS BY NEW LANDLORDS

Afterwards the effective engagement of this chapter, any person who becomes a landlord of any packet of real estate, improvement on real estate or edifice located in the Township shall, within xxx days of becoming a landlord, file a report every bit required by Section 864.02.

864.04   REPORTS OF CHANGES IN Apply OR OCCUPANCY

After the effective date of this chapter, each and every landlord of property within the Township shall written report to the Township Secretarial assistant, on a form available at the Township Part, whatsoever modify in the use or occupancy of any dwelling unit of measurement or concern unit of measurement endemic past such landlord.  The reported modify shall include the name or names of new tenants of such dwelling unit or business unit, the appointment when such change was effected, and the forwarding address of the prior tenant or tenants, if known.  In the result that a habitation unit or business unit becomes vacant, such change shall be reported.  Said report shall be filed non later than 30 days after whatsoever such change should occur.  A landlord of a hotel, inn or boarding house shall non be required to written report a person as a tenant until that person has resided in such landlord'south establishment for a catamenia in excess of 30 days.

864.05   DUTIES OF TOWNSHIP Secretary

The Township Secretarial assistant shall be responsible for the following:

(a)        Maintaining a file at the Township Edifice setting forth the names of all landlords owning, operating or controlling domicile units or concern units in the Township and a listing of the current tenants of said dwelling units and business concern units.

(b)       Maintaining a supply of forms necessary for the reports as required herein.

(c)        Notifying the Chief of Police and the Fire Chief of the accost and description of any dwelling unit of measurement or business concern unit that is vacant, unoccupied or non in use.

864.99   Penalty

Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon confidence thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for whatever initial law-breaking and a fine of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) for any second or subsequent law-breaking(s) occurring within a 24 month menses.  In addition, whatsoever such violator shall be obligated to pay the costs and expenses of prosecution, including, but non limited to, reasonable attorney'due south fees.