time period between one and thirty days. § 44-3Rental dwelling unit registration required; exemptions. A. Registration required. No person shall allow to be occupied, or rent to another for occupancy, any dwelling unit unless the owner has first obtained either a short term rental dwelling unit registration certificate or a rental dwelling unit registration certificate as hereafter provided. B. Exemptions. Exemptions. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to owneroccupied properties containing two or fewer dwelling units and are not short-term rentals; properties granted an exception to these provisions by a majority vote of the Town Board; properties owned by a college or university for inhabitation by administrative officers and/or faculty free of charge; properties owned by a faithbased organization for use as a living quarters by clergy free of charge; properties subject to the Erie County PHA Consortium Section 8 Renters Association; hotels; motels; properties located in MFR-4a, MFR-5, MFR-6 and MFR-7; hospitals; nursing homes; assisted living facilities; group homes or other dwelling units which offer or provide medical or nursing services if such units are subject to state or federal licensing or regulations concerning the safety of the users, patients or tenants. [Amended 10-26-2020 by L.L. No. 13-2020; 4-5-2021 by L.L. No. 5-2021] § 44-4Application for registration. A. Within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this Chapter, the owner of each non-exempt rental dwelling unit existing on the effective date of this Chapter shall make written application to the Commissioner for a rental dwelling unit registration certificate. In addition, the owner of each dwelling unit constructed after the effective date of this Chapter shall make written application to the Commissioner for a rental dwelling unit registration certificate as herein provided prior to initial occupancy. Such application shall be made on a form furnished by the Commissioner and shall set forth the following information, in addition to Report of the Croton Housing Taskforce Page 19 other information required by the Commissioner from time to time which may be necessary to administer, enforce, and insure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and the housing code: (1) Name, principal residence address, principal business address and telephone number, including cell phone number, of the owner. (2) If the owner is an association, limited liability partnership, joint tenancy, tenancy in common or tenancy by the entirety, then each and every owner or general partner shall be indicated on the application and register an address in accordance with Subsection A(1) of this section. (3) If the owner is a corporation or LLC, the principal place of business of the corporation must be provided and the name, title and residence address of all officers, managing or general agents must be included. (4) If the owner has designated an agent or management company, then the name, principal residence address, principal business address and telephone number, including all phone numbers of such agent or management company must be included in addition to that of the owner. (5) It shall be the responsibility of the owner to properly register any change of address, agent or any other information which occurs after the filing of the application. (6) For purposes of this section, a post office box shall not be accepted as the owner's address. Further, the building intended to be licensed shall not be accepted as the owner's address unless it is the principal place of business or residence of the owner. (7) The owner shall specify the address to which all notices of violation issued pursuant to § 44-14 of this Chapter, and other violations of the housing codes, and invoices for fees are to be forwarded. (8) If the owner does not reside within the County of Erie (New York State), the name address and telephone number of a contact/agent who resides in the County of Erie; Niagara or Genesee must be provided. (9) Report of the Croton Housing Taskforce Page 20 If the property was constructed prior to 1978, the owner shall certify that the owner is aware of the possibility of lead paint in the property; that the owner is aware of federal disclosure requirements concerning property that may contain lead paint and has complied with federal disclosure requirements; and that the owner is familiar with the use of lead-safe methods during painting, renovation, or repair of the property. Said certification will be made available for completion on the Town of Amherst webpage and in the Building Department at Town Hall. (10) Properties may only be used for the purpose of short term rentals if the Town has issued a short term rental certificate. Properties used for the purpose of short term rentals shall be subject to an annual inspection to determine compliance with the housing code. B. Failure to provide any of the information required by sub-section A as