03/25/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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I)RAM'43MAY7011) SPE(II[A[ & A]\MJAI~ .[0WN MEEIIN(IWARR,A]N]' I'm*e7g Article 30 To see if the Town will vote to adopt, the following Rvovv ne|atkxs to the regulation of rental properties inthe Town: §106-8 RENTAL PROPERTY §A. Purpose This chapter is adopted in accordance with the Town of Mashpee's Horne Rule Authority in furtherance of the following public purposes:to protect the health, safety, and welfare ofboth the occupant(s) of rental housing units and the general public; to monitor and enhance compliance with basic life safety and sanitary codes through the registration and permitting of residential rental properties; to provide clear and accessible guidelines for the operation of rental properties for tenants owners, landlords, and neighbors; to extend awareness of related Town bylaws and health regulations related to operation of rental property; and to maintain the quality oflife in Mashpee's residential neighborhoods.This chapter will assistthe Town in the enforcement of state and local health and safety laws, codes and regulations, and will provide a method for correcting ViOl3tiOOS when CODdi1iODs require iDl[08diat8a(1eDUDO, in particular, situations associated with rental tenancy in the Town of Mashpee. This chapter is intended to further the objectives of, and to be implemented in conformance with any applicable federal, state, and local laws concerning the maintenance ofproperty and the habitation ofdwellings. § B. Definitions For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated: 1.\ Applicant— any ovvne//s\ who makes o formal application/registration with the Board of Health for aRental Certificate. 2.\ Q —any building or area in a building used or intended for use for human habitation including, but not limited to, apartments, condominiums, cottages, guest houses, one-, bmo-ormulti-unitreaidential buildings and rooming houses, but not including any licensed facility and/or affordable housing facilities. 3.\ Licensed Facility—any facility licensed under any state housing o[ local housing laws orb»- l8vvS including affordable housing facilities other than those registered under this chapter. 4.\ Occupant—anyone residing overnight in a dwelling. 5.\ — any person who, alone o[ severally with others, has legal title bzany dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit or parcel of land,vacant or otherwise; mortgagee in possession; o[ agent, trustee, o[other person appointed bythe courts. 6.) Pe/son — any individual, partnership, corporation, firm, association or group, including a governmental unit, other than the Town of Mashpee or any of its agencies. 7.\ Rental Property—any dwelling that iorented orleased including, but not limited to, those dwellings that are rented or leased on a seasonal, daily, weekly and/or monthly basis. § C. Rental Certificates I. No person(s)shall rent or lease,or offer to rent or lease,any dwelling or any portion of a dwelling to be used for human habitation without first registering with the Board o[Health and obtaining a Rental Certificate. The Board of Health shall determine the number ofbedrooms and the number Vfpersons such dwelling or portion of dwelling may lawfully accommodate under the provisions o[any state or local health and safety by-law or regulation.