THE TOWNSHIP OF EWING

COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY

ORDINANCE NO. 10-07

1st Reading _________________ Date to Mayor _________________

2nd Reading &

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_______________________________ Approved as to Form of Legality

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Township Attorney
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF EWING

REQUIRING LANDLORD REGISTRATION OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS

First Reading

MEMBER AYE NAY ABS NV RES SEC

Cox

Steinmann

Summiel

Wollert

Murphy

Second Reading

MEMBER AYE NAY ABS NV RES SEC

Cox

Steinmann

Summiel

Wollert

Murphy

By ____________________________Date _____________Accepted ______Rejected ______

Mayor

Reconsidered
By Council _________________________________Override Vote YEA ______NAY _____

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President of the Council Municipal Clerk
 TOWNSHIP OF EWING
ORDINANCE NO. 10-07

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP

OF EWING REQUIRING LANDLORD REGISTRATION OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
UNITS

WHEREAS, the Landlord Identity Law, N.J.S.A. 46:8-27 et. seq. requires registration by
landlords of rental units;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Council of the Township of

Ewing that Chapter 284, Rental Property, of the Revised General Municipal Ordinances of the
Township of Ewing is hereby DELETED and REPLACED as follow:

Section 1. Chapter 284, Rental Property of the Code of the Township of Ewing is hereby
amended as follows:

ARTICLE I LANDLORD REGISTRATION

Section 284-1 Registration of Residential Rental Units

A. The term "landlord” shall mean the person or persons who own or purport to own, or exercise
control of any building or project in which there is rented or offered for rent housing space for living
or dwelling purposes under either a written or oral lease, provided that this definition shall not
include owner-occupied two unit premises.

B. No person shall hereafter occupy any rental unit, nor shall the landlord or owner permit
occupancy of any rental unit within the Township, which is not registered, if required, in
accordance with this section.

C. Each rental unit shall be inspected upon each change in tenancy or occupancy. No tenant shall
occupy a rental unit where a Certificate of Occupancy has not been issued by the Construction
Official.

Section 284-2 Certificate of Registration

A. Registration. Every landlord of a one-dwelling unit rental or a two-dwelling unit non-owner

occupied premises shall hereafter be registered with the Municipal Clerk on forms which shall be
provided by the Municipal Clerk’s office containing the requirements of N.J.S.A. 46:8-28. Every
landlord shall also deliver a copy of the certificate simultaneously to the tenant(s).

B. Amendments; Filing. Every person required to file a registration form pursuant to this section,
shall file an amended registration form within twenty (20) days after any change in the
information required to be included thereon. No fee shall be required for the filing of an
amendment except where the ownership or tenancy of the premises is changed.

Section 284-3 Taxes and Other Municipal Charges.

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.

Section 284-4 Violation; Penalty

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 $500.00 for each offense,
recoverable by a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.).
Section 2. Chapter 172, FEES, Section 172-31, Rental Property Registration, of the Code of
the Township of Ewing is hereby amended as follows:

172-31 Rental pProperty Registration

The following fees shall be payable pursuant to Chapter 284, Rental Property, Article I II,
Licensing and Landlord Registration:

A. Annual Landlord registration fee: $30 50.

B. Reinspection fee: $75.
C. Late fee surcharge: $30.

Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication in accordance with
law.

STATEMENT

This Ordinance amends the Revised General Municipal Ordinances of the Township of Ewing to
require landlord registration of certain residential rental units.