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§ B. Definitions
<br /> For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
<br /> 1.) Applicant—any owner(s) who makes a formal application/registration with the Board of Health
<br /> for a Rental Certificate.
<br /> 2.) Dwelling — any building or area in a building used or intended for use for human habitation
<br /> including, but not limited to, apartments, condominiums, cottages, guest houses, one-, two- or
<br /> multi-unit residential buildings and rooming houses, but not including any licensed facility
<br /> and/or affordable housing facilities.
<br /> 3.) Licensed Facility—any facility licensed under any state housing or local housing laws or by-laws,
<br /> including affordable housing facilities other than those registered under this chapter.
<br /> 4.) Occupant—Anyone entitled for a period of, at minimum, one night to the use or possession, or
<br /> the right to use or possession, of a rental property designed and normally used for sleeping and
<br /> living purposes, or the right to the use or possession of the furnishings or the services and
<br /> accommodations accompanying the use and possession of such rental property, regardless of
<br /> whether such use and possession is as a lessee, tenant, or licensee.
<br /> 5.) Owner(s) — any person who, alone or severally with others, has legal title to any dwelling,
<br /> dwelling unit, rooming unit or parcel of land, vacant or otherwise; mortgagee in possession; or
<br /> owner's representative, trustee, or other person appointed by the courts.
<br /> 6.) Person—any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, association or
<br /> group, including a governmental unit, other than the Town of Mashpee or any of its agencies.
<br /> 7.) Rental Property — any dwelling that is rented or leased including, but not limited to, those
<br /> dwellings that are rented or leased on a seasonal, daily, weekly and/or monthly basis.
<br /> § C. Rental Certificates
<br /> 1. No person(s) shall rent or lease, or offer to rent or lease, any dwelling or any portion of a dwelling to
<br /> be used for human habitation without first registering with the Board of Health and obtaining a
<br /> Rental Certificate. The Board of Health shall determine the number of bedrooms and the number
<br /> of persons such dwelling or portion of a dwelling may lawfully accommodate under the provisions
<br /> of Chapter II of the State Sanitary Code 105 CMR 410.000, Title V of the State Environmental Code
<br /> 310 CMR 15.000, The State Building Code and the State Fire Marshall's Code.
<br /> 2. The Board of Health shall, pursuant to the above subsection, issue a Rental Certificate which shall be
<br /> renewed by the following December 31St, provided that the Certificate may be renewed each year.
<br /> 3. The Rental Certificate shall be issued subject to regulations adopted by the Board of Health at a
<br /> public hearing in relation to parking, refuse, food, the Building and Fire Codes for the protection of
<br /> the public health, safety and welfare.
<br /> 4. The following information shall be provided on the Rental Certificate:
<br /> I. The owner(s) name, address and telephone number.
<br /> II. The number of dwelling units and the number of bedrooms in each dwelling unit.
<br /> III. The maximum number of occupants, as defined in Section C1 that may be permitted in each
<br /> dwelling unit.
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