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be made at the entrance of each dwelling unit. In the alternative to such posting, the license shall be produced by the owner at the request of a tenant, a prospective tenant or upon demand of the Commissioner. B. Conform with all other applicable state, county and Town laws and ordinances on matters not specifically addressed in this Chapter. C. The rental agreement or lease for a dwelling unit regulated under this Chapter must include a disclosure of the smoking policy for the premises on which the Report of the Croton Housing Taskforce Page 24 dwelling is located. The disclosure must state whether smoking is prohibited on the premises, allowed on the entire premises or allowed in limited areas on the premises. If the smoking policy allows smoking in limited areas on the premises, the disclosure must identify the areas on the premises where smoking is allowed. § 44-11Review of fee schedule. The Commissioner shall annually review the fee schedule set by § 44-20 and recommend changes as he/she deems appropriate to the Town Board. § 44-12Penalties for offenses. A. Any violation of this Chapter by a person, firm, corporation or other entity shall be a violation punishable in accordance with the general penalty provisions under § 83-1-5 of the Town Code of the Town of Amherst, with said penalties to be in addition to the revocation of a rental dwelling unit registration certificate issued under the provisions of this Chapter. In addition, the annual registration fee will double thirty (30) days after the due date has passed and a second invoice for payment has been sent first-class mail to the owner. In addition, a summons will be issued sixty (60) days after the due date has passed and a fine in the amount of Seventy-Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($75.00) will be imposed in addition to all outstanding registration fees and late charges. Furthermore, a notice to vacate may be issued and all tenants removed for failure to register a dwelling unit thirty (30) days after the due date has passed and after notice to the owner and occupants by the Commissioner. B. Notwithstanding the lack of a specific reference thereto, failure to comply with any section, provision or requirement of this Chapter or of the Town Code or of any other State or federal law, code or ordinance shall be a violation and shall be punishable by a fine or penalty of not more than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($1500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for each such offense and any other applicable state statutes. This Chapter is a part of the Town's health, safety, housing, building, fire prevention and housing codes, and a violation thereof shall be deemed to be a violation for purposes of state statutes allowing escrow of rent to remedy violations. Any charges involving violations of this Chapter may be brought before the Amherst Town Court. C. Lead-based paint violations are subject to fines pursuant to § 83-1-5 of the Town Code of the Town of Amherst, Schedule of fines and penalties. In addition, upon a finding of existing lead-based paint violations, the owner of the affected property Report of the Croton Housing Taskforce Page 25 must remediate said violation. Remediation is complete when a licensed lead inspector provides a letter of compliance for said property, or when a licensed lead risk assessor provides a one (1) year letter of interim control for the property. Letters of interim control are valid for one (1) year and may be renewed only once. In addition, the Commissioner or his/her designee, may determine that a leadbased paint violation is in compliance. Failure to remediate may result in the revocation of the property's rental registration certificate. § 44-13Enforcement inspection criteria and authority. A. Upon the rental dwelling unit being registered, the owner of the rental dwelling unit consents to the inspection of the dwelling unit by the Commissioner or his/her designated representative. The Commissioner, or his/her designated representative, may make an inspection of the rental dwelling unit to determine whether or not such rental dwelling unit is in substantial compliance with this chapter and the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. At the conclusion of said inspection, the Commissioner, or his/her designated representative, shall provide the owner, or the owner's representative, at the inspection with a copy of the results of the inspection. (1) For properties constructed prior to 1978, the owner of the rental dwelling unit consents to the inspection of the dwelling unit for lead violations or hazards. Upon testing of paint in the property, any owner found to have a property with existing lead-based paint violations must remediate the violation according to provisions set forth in