Title 55, Title 55: TENEMENT HOUSES AND PUBLIC HOUSING

55:13B-11.1. Criminal offenses The penalties contained in this section are in addition to any other penalties which may be imposed for a violation of P.L. 1979, c. 496 (C. 55:13B-1 et seq.). a. A person who knowingly owns or operates a boarding or rooming house without a valid li…

55:13B-11.2. Each violation separate Where a notice, order or report served or issued pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1979, c. 496 (C. 55:13B-1 et seq.) specifies several conditions in need of correction or abatement, failure to correct or abate each condition constitutes a se…

55:13B-12. Service of notices or orders Notices or orders issued pursuant to this act shall be served upon the owner or operator by posting them by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner or operator of a rooming or boarding house or, if necessary, by leaving them …

55:13B-13. Continuance of powers and duties of commissioner under Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law Nothing in this act shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers and duties of the commissioner under the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L.1967, c. 76 (C. 55:13A-1 et se…

55:13B-14. Prohibition of notice to leave or other action in retaliation; enforcement of rights or complaint by resident No owner, operator or employee shall serve notice upon a resident to leave the premises, or take any other action in retaliation for: (a) The efforts of the re…

55:13B-15. Local governments or officers; authorization to inspect; reports; preemption of regulations; supplying information a. Any county or municipality in this State may be authorized by the commissioner to perform such inspection within its corporate limits as may be necessa…

55:13B-16. Severability If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its effect to the section, subsectio…

55:13B-17. Legislative findings and declarations The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the well-being of residents of rooming houses, boarding houses and residential health care facilities in the State of New Jersey requires a declaration of a bill of rights for such res…

55:13B-18. Boarding facility defined For the purposes of this act, "boarding facility" means rooming house, boarding house or residential health care facility. L.1979, c. 500, s. 2.

55:13B-19. Rights of resident of boarding facility Every resident of a boarding facility shall have the right: a. To manage his own financial affairs; b. To wear his own clothing; c. To determine his own dress, hair style, or other personal effects according to individual prefere…

55:13B-2. Legislative findings and declarations The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: Whereas , Numerous citizens of this State reside in rooming and boarding houses which are either infrequently supervised or completely unsupervised, unlicensed and unregulated by the S…

55:13B-20. Notice of rights; giving to residents; posting; contents The operator of a boarding facility shall ensure that a written notice of the rights set forth in this act be given to every resident upon admittance to the boarding facility and to each individual already in res…

55:13B-21. Violation of rights; action for damages; costs and attorney's fees Any person or resident whose rights as defined herein are violated shall have a cause of action against any person committing such violation. The action may be brought in any court of competent jurisdic…

55:13B-3 Terms defined. 3. As used in P.L.1979, c.496 (C.55:13B-1 et seq.): a. "Boarding house" means any building, together with any related structure, accessory building, any land appurtenant thereto, and any part thereof, which contains two or more units of dwelling space arra…

55:13B-4. Powers of commissioner The commissioner, to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this act, shall have the power to: a. Promulgate and amend rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.); b. Establi…

55:13B-5. Regulations; distinctions among types; waiver, modification or postponement of application a. In promulgating any regulations pursuant to the provisions of this act , the commissioner may make distinctions among types of rooming and boarding houses according to the age,…

55:13B-5.1 Responsibilities assumed by DOH; inter-agency agreement. 15. a. The Department of Community Affairs shall cease its responsibilities for licensure, inspections, and the establishment and enforcement of standards with respect to each rooming or boarding house that provi…

55:13B-5.2 DCA to stop issuing licenses. 16. The Department of Community Affairs shall not issue a license to any person to own or operate a new rooming or boarding house that provides services to residents with special needs, including, but not limited to, persons with Alzheimer…

55:13B-6 Standards of construction, operation, safety. 6. The commissioner shall establish standards to ensure that every rooming and boarding house in this State is constructed and operated in such a manner as will protect the health, safety and welfare of its residents and at t…

55:13B-6.1. Carbon monoxide sensor device required in rooming, boarding houses 3. Every unit of dwelling space in a rooming or boarding house shall be equipped with one or more carbon monoxide sensor devices that bear the label of a nationally recognized testing laboratory and ha…

55:13B-7 Rooming, boarding house licensure; fee. 7. a. (1) No person shall own or operate a rooming or boarding house, hold out a building as available for rooming or boarding house occupancy, or apply for any necessary construction or planning approvals related to the establishm…

55:13B-8. Operator; residing in facility; acceptance of service; primary owner deemed operator if operator unavailable Each operator of a rooming or boarding house shall reside in the facility and shall be responsible for accepting service of any notices or orders issued by the c…

55:13B-8.1 Cooperative sober living residences, requirements. 5. The commissioner shall, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and the Commissioner of Human Services, require cooperative sober living residences to: a. provide two operators who are certified as meeting q…

55:13B-9 Inspection, review of records; violations. 9. The commissioner shall ensure that each rooming or boarding house whose owner possesses a valid license is inspected and its records reviewed at least once each year for the purpose of determining whether the owner or operato…

55:13B-9.1 Notice of event jeopardizing health, safety, welfare, cooperative sober living residences. 4. a. The operator of a cooperative sober living residence shall immediately notify the Department of Community Affairs via electronic mail, or via fax, on a form prescribed by t…