Town of Dewey Beach Application for Residential Rental License

All Rental Properties Must Complete and Return This Form License Year – 4/1/2021-3/31/2022

Due March 15, 2021 TOWN USE ONLY:

Permit Number:_________

Date Issued:______________

The Dewey Beach Municipal Code requires that any person, firm or corporation engaged in renting or leasing rooms, cabins,

private houses or apartments by any means, including classified websites shall obtain an annual license for the period which

begins April 1

and ends March 31

of each licensing year, for any dwelling in Dewey Beach.

Physical Street Address (must use the correct 911 compliant address):

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Complex Name: _______________________________________________________ Unit Number: _______________

Owner’s Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Owner’s Mailing Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________

Owner’s Phone Numbers: (home) _____________________ (cell) _______________________

Owner’s Email: _______________________________________

*Emergency Contact Name (local): _____________________________________ Phone Number: _____________________

Real Estate Companies names:__________________________________________________________________________________

Number of Bedrooms: ______ Maximum Occupancy: _______

If you allow your tenant to sublet or sublease, please check here: and initial __________.

For seasonal or long-term rentals, provide tenant contact information:

Renter’s Name: _________________________________________________ Phone: ____________________________________

• If you believe your property is exempt from Accommodations Tax, please provide a copy of your year round lease with

an initial term of one year or more with this application.

• License Fee is $142.00 per unit up to and including 2 bedrooms, plus $11.00 for each additional bedroom (per

Resolution No. 86, adopted 4/14/07).

• The provisions of §117-9 of the Dewey Beach Code of Ordinances concerning suspension or revocation of license

apply equally to licensed property owners and licensed tenants who sublet rental units.

• Per Section 112-4 of the Dewey Beach Code of Ordinances, occupancy is limited to two (2) persons per bedroom, plus

two (2) in the general living area. Applicants shall not advertise occupancy that exceeds the limits per Section 112-4.

Children 5 years of age and younger are not considered occupants for occupancy limits.

• License Certificate must be obtained and a business license sticker must be displayed on the front door or window.

• Inspections per Section 117-4 of the Dewey Beach Code of Ordinances amended December 2015, rental properties

may be inspected periodically. Periodic inspections shall be arranged through communication with the Applicant or

the Applicant's designated nominee. The Town will make reasonable efforts to conduct inspections when the rental

unit (or dwelling) in question is unoccupied. Rental units leased for a period of one (1) year or more shall not be

subject to periodic inspections unless sublet for a term of less than one year.

• It is the responsibility of property owners to advise their tenants of the Disorderly Dwelling Ordinance (per Town of

Dewey Beach Code §85-1301.A; Disorderly Use of a Dwelling), and to have it posted in the rental house.

• Per Ordinance 737 enacted February 11, 2017 amending Chapter 153 of the Dewey Beach Code, owners of residential

property that is the subject of a residential rental license shall contract with the Town’s designated vendor for trash

and recycling collection services. Minimal service collection frequency shall be twice weekly for trash and once weekly

service for recycling from May 1 through September 30 of each year. For any period between September 30 and May 1

of the subsequent year in which such property is rented, owners shall contract with the Town’s designated vendor for

not less than once weekly trash and recycling services. Additionally, owners of properties offered for rent shall elect

and maintain valet service from the Town’s designated trash and recycling collection vendor during any period in

which trash and recycling collection is required. Valet service is optional for multi-unit residential properties that are

using the waste containers maintained by a commercial entity on the property, and for multi-unit residential

properties that have arranged a single account for all the residents of the property.

If paying via check, please ensure your check is properly filled out, signed, and made out for the correct amount:

Residential Property Rental:

2 Bedrooms: $142.00 6 Bedrooms: $186.00 10 Bedrooms: $230.00

3 Bedrooms: $153.00 7 Bedrooms: $197.00 11 Bedrooms: $241.00

4 Bedrooms: $164.00 8 Bedrooms: $208.00 12 Bedrooms: $252.00

5 Bedrooms: $175.00 9 Bedrooms: $219.00 13 Bedrooms: $263.00

Amount Remitted for rental license: $__________

I hereby agree to abide by the Dewey Beach Code as it relates to the rental of my property.

Signature: ____________________________________________________________________ Date: __________________

Please Return To: Town of Dewey Beach

105 Rodney Avenue

Dewey Beach, DE 19971

Phone (302) 227-6363 Fax (302) 227-8319

*Emergency Contact Name (local): An individual designated by the Owner, an Agent of the Owner or local property manager,

for the purpose of responding by telephone or in-person to complaints regarding the condition, operation, or conduct of

occupants of the Residential Rental, or any agent of the Owner authorized by the Owner to take remedial action and who

responds to any violation of this Code.

TOWN OF DEWEY BEACH RESIDENTIAL RENTAL LICENSE SAFETY CERTIFICATION AFFIDAVIT

Anyone who rents their property in Dewey Beach, Delaware, must obtain a Town of Dewey Beach

residential rental license. No residential rental license will be issued without completion of this Safety

Certification Affidavit.

PROPERTY OWNER NAME(S): ___________________________________________________________

LLC NAME (if applicable): ______________________________________________________________

DEWEY BEACH HOUSE NUMBER AND STREET ADDRESS: ______________________________________

UNIT NUMBER (if applicable): ____________

CONDO/APARTMENT/TOWNHOME NAME (if applicable): ____________________________________

# OF BEDROOMS: _______ OCCUPANCY:_______

PHONE NUMBER: ___________________________ (cell):_____________________________________

MAILING ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

For a residential rental license to be issued or renewed by the Town of Dewey Beach, compliance to the

following minimal safety related items must be certified by the property owner.

Please initial next to each of the below items to acknowledge that you are currently in compliance.

I certify that I am currently in compliance and will maintain the following:

INITIAL

A minimum of one operational smoke detector shall be placed on each level of the structure, and

one smoke detector shall be placed in each bedroom/sleeping quarter. The rental property shall

be in compliance with State of Delaware Fire Marshal code (statefiremarshal.delaware.gov).

Rental property must be in compliance with Delaware Fire Marshal code and must have a

minimum of one fire extinguisher.

Rental property lease and advertisement cannot exceed Town of Dewey Beach occupancy limit

Address numbers are correct, legible, minimum 4 inches in height, and visible from the street, or

otherwise meet United States Postal Service criteria.

Further, I warrant that the following items are in effect prior to the start of my rental being

occupied and will continue to be to the best of my knowledge:

Per Chapter 138 of the Town of Dewey Beach Code, exterior property areas are maintained in a

clean and safe condition

Egress doors may be readily opened from the interior without the need for keys, special

knowledge or effort

Residential rental license sticker will be placed in a front window, visible from outside

The Town of Dewey Beach Information Guide provided to you by the Town of Dewey Beach is

visibly posted in your rental property

If you allow your rental property to be subleased, you have indicated so on the rental license

application

Incomplete and/or unsigned Safety Certification Affidavits and residential rental license applications will

not be processed. (see reverse side)

Please sign/date and return the residential rental license application, safety certification affidavit and

associated fees to:

Town of Dewey Beach, 105 Rodney Avenue, Dewey Beach, DE. 19971

I hereby attest that the above rental property for which a rental license is being sought meets all of the

above listed safety related requirements. I understand that in the event of the failure to comply with

these requirements that the residential rental license may be revoked and the owner of the property may

be subject to a fine and/or penalties.

_____________________________________ _____________

(PROPERTY OWNER/ APPLICANT SIGNATURE) (DATE)