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Sec. 14-516. - Applicability of article provisions.#
The provisions of this article shall apply to all rental dwellings/units within the town except those such as hotels, motels and roominghouses which are licensed pursuant to other ordinances.
(Code 1986, § 12-341)
Sec. 14-517. - Definitions.#
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Registrar means the building inspector of the town.
Rental dwelling means any enclosed space which is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for occupants who are paying rent therefor.
Rental unit means any room or group of rooms located within a rental dwelling and forming a single habitable unit for living and sleeping by occupants who are paying rent therefor.
(Code 1986, § 12-342)
Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 14-518. - Registration.#
(a)
Required. No rental dwelling/unit shall be let, leased or otherwise permitted to be occupied, in whole or in part, by a tenant for residential and/or dwelling purposes unless and until the record owner has registered such property with the building inspector.
(b)
Form. The rental registration form shall indicate the tax assessor's plat and lot number address of the rental dwelling/unit the number of rental dwelling units and bedrooms therein, the name and permanent mailing address of the record owner, and the maximum number of tenants at one time, and period of occupancy (summer, September to June, or other). All rental registration applications shall be signed with an online affidavit by the record owner.
(c)
Filing date; term. On or before August 31 of each year, the record owner of the rental dwelling/unit shall file the completed rental registration form with the registrar, which registration shall be valid for a one-year period from September 1 to August 31 of the following year. If the property is registered during the calendar year, the registration shall be valid until August 31 of that same year.
(Code 1986, §§ 12-343—12-345; Ch. 1018, 5-16-2016; Ch. 1039, 7-17-2017; Ch. 1095, § 1, 8-1-2022)
Sec. 14-519. - Posting of notice by owner.#
The record owner shall post in plain view, in a conspicuous place within the rental dwelling/unit, a notice containing the ordinances of the town with regard to the dog leash law, trash disposal, winter automobile parking ban, parking restrictions, noise ordinance, dwelling occupancy limits, and any other pertinent ordinance or law which the council may deem appropriate from time to time. Such notices shall be available at the office of the registrar. The record owner or any person in control or possession of said rental dwelling/unit subject to the provisions of this article, shall cause a copy of the current lease and registration form required by this article to be posted or affixed to the inside of the primary access door to said rental dwelling/unit so as to allow the lease and registration form to be readily available for inspection by police, zoning, building, or minimum housing officials of the Town of Narragansett.
(Code 1986, § 12-346; Ch. 844, § 1, 3-8-2004)
Sec. 14-520. - Penalty for violation of article.#
Record owners who violate the provisions of this article shall be subject to a minimum mandatory fine of $500.00.
(Code 1986, § 12-347; Ch. 844, § 1, 3-8-2004; Ch. 951, § 1, 11-21-2011)
Sec. 14-521. - Fee.#
To defray the cost of implementing and overseeing compliance with this article and to help defray the costs associated with the frequent use of town services, including, but not limited to public safety personnel, code compliance personnel and managerial personnel associated with the policing of rental dwellings, there shall be a registration fee of $120.00 for each rental unit covered under the provisions of this article. Any owner who is required to file the registration form on or before August 31 of each year, and who does not file on time, shall, in addition to any other applicable penalties provided for herein, be required to pay a late fee of $300.00.
(Ch. 844, § 1, 3-8-2004; Ch. 892, § 1, 9-4-2007; Ch. 918, § 1, 8-3-2009; Ch. 951, § 2, 11-21-2011; Ch. 1003, § 1, 9-15-2014; Ch. 1082, § 1, 11-16-2020; Ch. 1095, § 2, 8-1-2022)