1. License Requirement.
A. As a prerequisite to entering into a rental agreement or permitting the occupancy of any regulated rental unit (except as provided in subsection (C) below), the owner of every such regulated rental unit shall be required to apply for and obtain a license for each regulated rental unit.
B. A license shall be required for all regulated rental units.
C. The following categories of rental properties shall not require licenses, and shall not, therefore, be subject to the permitting provision of this Part:
(1) Senior citizen housing.
(2) Convents and parish houses.
D. The application for the license shall be in a form as determined by the Borough.
E. The owner shall maintain a current list of occupants in each regulated dwelling unit which shall include their name, permanent address and permanent telephone number. The owner shall furnish the list to the Borough upon request and shall notify the Borough of any changes in the number of occupants so that revisions can be made to the license.
2. Annual License Term and Fee.
A. Each license shall have an annual term running from January 1 through December 31 each year.
B. Upon application for a license and prior to the issuance or renewal thereof, each applicant shall pay to the Borough, or to an assigned agent, an annual license, in an amount to be established from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council. Such resolution may provide for more than one fee scale for different categories of premises, to be more specifically set forth in the resolution.
C. No license shall be issued if the owner has not paid any fines and costs arising from enforcement of this Part or any of the ordinances of the Borough of East McKeesport relating to land use and/or code enforcement or if any licensing fees under this Part are due and owing to the Borough.
D. No license shall be issued until all Borough taxes, sewer fees, refuse fees, and other municipal claims are paid in full and are current with no delinquencies.
(Ord. 911, 8/8/2013, Part 2)