Title 55, Title 55: TENEMENT HOUSES AND PUBLIC HOUSING

55:13A-7.9. Method or device, approval, requirements 2. a. Any method or device used, or intended to be used, for the indirect apportionment of heating costs in a multiple dwelling shall be subject to approval by the commissioner. b. Except as provided in section 4 of this act, o…

55:13A-8. Transmittal of copies of regulations to board; publication; hearing; effective date (a) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any regulations pursuant to this act, the commissioner shall: (1) Transmit copies of the proposed regulations to the board for its revi…

55:13A-9. Effect of regulations; revision, repeal or amendment (a) Any regulations issued by the commissioner pursuant to sections 7 and 8 of this act shall have the force and effect of law until revised, repealed or amended by the commissioner as hereinafter provided. (b) The co…

55:13B-1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Rooming and Boarding House Act of 1979." L.1979, c. 496, s. 1.

55:13B-10. Corporate, personal liability for violations a. No person shall: (1) obstruct, hinder, delay or otherwise interfere with any action of the commissioner in the exercise of any power or duty under the provisions of this act; (2) prepare, utter or otherwise render any fal…

55:13B-10.1 Owner, operator of rooming, boarding house prohibited from providing health care services 4. No person who owns or operates a rooming or boarding house shall provide health care services in that facility. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a licens…

55:13B-11. Violations constituting imminent hazard to health, safety or welfare; order of vacation or correction of violation; reinspection after notice of correction; reconsideration hearing; injunction; failure to correct; order for submission of reports or receivership a. If, …

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…

55:13C-1. Findings, determinations The Legislature finds and determines: a. Recent high levels of unemployment and low levels of housing production, particularly of housing affordable to low income persons, have combined to increase the number of people lacking housing, beyond th…

55:13C-2 Definitions. As used in this act: "Emergency condition" means and includes, but is not limited to, a snow emergency, excessive cold or heat, storms or other weather-related conditions. "Emergency shelter for the homeless" means a building or structure in which a public e…

55:13C-2.1 Refusal of admittance to homeless shelter to certain mentally ill people prohibited; exceptions. 1. No person shall be refused admittance to an emergency shelter for the homeless based on a perception or belief that the person has a mental illness, unless there is a re…

55:13C-2.2 Grounds for refusal of services. 2. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, an emergency shelter for the homeless shall not refuse to provide shelter, or food and shelter, for a minimum of 72 hours, to an individual or family seeking these services, unl…

55:13C-2.3 Rules, regulations. 3. The Commissioner of Community Affairs, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B- 1 et seq.), may adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2013, c.204, s.3.

55:13C-2.4 Determination by emergency shelter for the homeless if client is a veteran. 2. An emergency shelter for the homeless established pursuant to P.L.1985, c.48 (C.55:13C-1 et seq.) shall, as part of the client intake process, inquire as to whether the individual who is to …

55:13C-2.5 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Feminine Hygiene Products for the Homeless Act." L.2023, c.303, s.1.

55:13C-2.6 Findings, declarations. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Period inequity is a chronic problem due to the fact that the cost of feminine hygiene products, including sales tax, is the same for women of all socioeconomic groups; b. This unfortunately leads t…

55:13C-2.7 Emergency shelter for the homeless serving female residents, feminine hygiene products, free of charge, subject to fund availability. 3. Each emergency shelter for the homeless that serves female residents shall, subject to the availability of funds in the shelter's ge…

55:13C-3 State regulation. 3. Notwithstanding any provision of any other statute or any municipal ordinance other than a zoning ordinance, or regulation to the contrary, the licensing, regulation and inspection of emergency shelters for the homeless in all municipalities of this …

55:13C-4. Assistance to operators Until the promulgation of permanent rules pursuant to section 5 of this act, the Department of Community Affairs shall encourage operators and prospective operators of emergency shelters for the homeless to apply for all applicable municipal lice…

55:13C-5. Standards Within one year of the effective date of this act, the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs shall, after consultation with the Commissioners of the Departments of Health and Human Services, promulgate administrative rules establishing standards …

55:13C-6. Subject to regulation as hotel Any emergency shelter for the homeless which has had its license, permit or approval revoked, or has its application for licensing denied, or has failed to file an application for licensing with the municipality within 30 days of receipt o…

55:14A-39.1 Not to be subject to any discrimination. 1. For all of the purposes of the act to which this act is a supplement, no person shall because of race, religious principles, color, national origin or ancestry be subject to any discrimination. L.1950, c.105, s.1.