Town of Arlington, Town Bylaws, Title V, Article 18 (Short Term Rentals)

Citation: Town of Arlington, Town Bylaws, Title V, Article 18 (Short Term Rentals)
Jurisdiction: Arlington (municipal)
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Section 4. Annual Registration Fee, Failure to Pay, Waiver.

A. The annual registration fee is due at the time of registration of the Vacant Street Storefront. The Vacant Street Storefront owner will be invoiced on an annual basis until the Street Storefront is leased, sold, or disposed of in another legal manner. The annual registration fee shall be set by the Select Board pursuant to M.G.L c. 40, § 22F.

B. The annual registration fee covers the administrative cost of monitoring and ensuring the security and proper maintenance of such Vacant Street Storefront, as identified in said billing statement. Failure to pay the annual registration fee shall be a violation of this Bylaw, and the full fee shall be deemed an assessment resulting from a violation of this Bylaw. Such fee, and any fines issued for violations of this Bylaw, shall constitute a "municipal charges lien" on the property, to be collected in accordance with M.G.L. c. 40, §58.

C. A Vacant Street Storefront may apply for a waiver of the annual registration fee at the time of registration of a Vacant property and upon receipt of annual registration fee invoices each year thereafter, requesting waiver of some or the entire fee on grounds of demonstrable Financial Hardship, as defined herein for the term of a vacancy. Waivers requested on the basis of Financial Hardship are subject to a thirty (30) -day review period. If a waiver based on Financial Hardship is granted, it will be reevaluated on a quarterly basis until the Vacant Street Storefront is leased, sold, or disposed of in another legal manner. If a waiver of the registration fee based on Financial Hardship is denied, the registration fee is due within thirty (30) days of the decision.

Section 5. Maintenance Requirements.