Summit — Ch. 7-17 Rental Occupancy License Program § 7-17-7

Definitions: For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them:

DWELLING: Any enclosed space which is wholly or partly used or intended to be used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or that is occupied for living purposes. 

DWELLING UNIT: A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. 

MANAGING AGENT: Any person or firm, acting for another, with authority to rent, manage and make expenditures. 

RENTAL DWELLING: Any multiple dwelling or dwelling unit which is not owner occupied and which is either rented, leased or made available for leasing or rental to others by the property owner or his/her agent. The rental of a single room or the sharing of a dwelling unit between the property owner of the dwelling unit and others shall not constitute a rental dwelling. The term "leased" shall include the occupancy of property pursuant to articles of agreement for purchase or a contract for deed until the deed is delivered by the owner.
License Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to rent, lease or otherwise allow a dwelling or dwelling unit under their ownership to be occupied by others as a rental dwelling unit unless a landlord license is in effect, as provided by this Chapter. Licenses shall be issued by the Executive Director or his designee for a period of one year from January 1 to December 31. Any landlord license may be transferred to another person, subject to completion and approval of a new license application by the new licensee.
Application: No landlord license shall be issued except upon a receipt of a completed Village of Summit landlord license application filed with the Executive Director or his designee. Except as hereinafter provided, such applications shall be submitted to the Executive Director or his designee no later than January 1 preceding the license year being applied for with the appropriate fees. The applications shall set forth, but not be limited to, the following information:Full name and address of the legal owner; if owned by a trust, a trust disclosure is required.
The license application shall designate three (3) contacts, including the property owner, their names, addresses and phone numbers for twenty-four (24) hour contact in case of an emergency.
The license application shall list all the rental dwelling units owned or managed by the applicant in the Village of Summit.

Reports: The licensee shall report to the Department any changes in the information provided on the application or a conveyance of the property, within seven (7) days of said change or conveyance.
Issuance Of License; Fee: No license shall be issued until applicable license fees have been paid to the Village of Summit as follows:For each single-family property: Seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
For each rental unit located within a multi-family property: Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per unit. 

Renewal shall be required annually. If an owner, agent and/or manager can produce a written agreement, satisfactory to the Department, pertaining to grass, weeds, and vegetation maintenance for owner, agent and/or manager's rental property, all fees applicable to receiving the license shall be reduced by fifty percent (50%) of the total sum.

Outstanding Monies Due And Owing The Village: Before a license may be issued to a licensee hereunder, the licensee shall pay all outstanding fees, fines or penalties due and owing the Village under this Chapter. (Ord. 20-O-03, 1-6-2020)