Title 55, Title 55: TENEMENT HOUSES AND PUBLIC HOUSING

55:13A-12.1. Retreat lodging facilities Retreat lodging facilities shall be subject to registration pursuant to section 12 of P.L. 1967, c. 76 (C. 55:13A-12) in the same manner as hotels; provided, however, that the certificate of registration shall designate the building as a re…

55:13A-13 Inspection; fees. 13. (a) Each multiple dwelling and each hotel shall be inspected for the purpose of determining the extent to which each hotel or multiple dwelling complies with the provisions of P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.) and regulations promulgated hereunde…

55:13A-13.1. Retirement community; exclusion from definition of multiple dwelling; compliance with fire safety standards; self-inspection; filing checklist; certification; failure to comply; notice a. Any retirement community as defined in the "Retirement Community Full Disclosur…

55:13A-13.2. Fee exemption No fee shall be charged for the inspection of any retreat lodging facility, as otherwise required pursuant to section 13 of P.L. 1967, c. 76 (C. 55:13A-13). L. 1987, c. 270, s. 3.

55:13A-13a. Conduct of inspections a. Any inspection required under P.L. 1967, c. 76 (C. 55:13A-1 et seq.) shall be conducted by the commissioner except as provided in subsection b. of this section or where a municipality has a cooperative arrangement, with the bureau to perform …

55:13A-16. Violations; order to terminate; injunctive relief (a) If the commissioner shall discover any violation of the provisions of this act or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder upon any inspection of any hotel or multiple dwelling, then the commissioner shall i…

55:13A-17. Order to vacate; reinspection; hearing; injunctive relief (a) If upon any inspection of any hotel or multiple dwelling the commissioner shall discover any violation of the provisions of this act or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, which constitutes an …

55:13A-18. Aggrieved persons; hearing; notice Any person aggrieved by any ruling, action, order, or notice of the commissioner pursuant to this act, except any order or notice issued by the commissioner pursuant to sections 12(d), 15(e) and 17 of this act shall be entitled to a h…

55:13A-19 Violations, penalties. 19. (a) No person shall (1) Obstruct, hinder, delay or interfere with, by force or otherwise, the commissioner in the exercise of any power or the discharge of any function or duty under the provisions of P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.); or (2…

55:13A-2. Declaration of policy; liberal construction This act being deemed and hereby declared remedial legislation necessary for the protection of the health and welfare of the residents of this State in order to assure the provision therefor of decent, standard and safe units …

55:13A-20 Service of notices, rules, decisions, orders. 20. (a) Notices, rules, decisions, and orders required or permitted to be issued and served pursuant to P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.), except as otherwise provided for a notice of noncompliance issued for a potentially…

55:13A-20.1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Violation Disclosure Act." L.1975, c. 191, s. 1, eff. Aug. 16, 1975.

55:13A-20.2. Mortgage holder of record; notice of failure by owner to abate violations Whenever the Attorney General files an action in the Superior Court, on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs, pursuant to section 6 (C. 55:13A-6) of the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling …

55:13A-21. Enforcement of provisions Each municipality of this State is hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of this act, and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, within the corporate limits thereof, subject to the control and supervision of the commissioner an…

55:13A-22. Offenses No offense committed, and no liability, penalty, or forfeiture, either civil or criminal, incurred, prior to the repeal or revision of any act or any part thereof by the enactment of this act, shall be discharged, released or affected by the repeal or revision…

55:13A-23. Actions or proceedings; records The record or determination of any action or proceeding under this act, or any statement, report or record of any kind whatsoever obtained or received by the commissioner in connection with the administration or enforcement of the provis…

55:13A-24. Hearings; rules of evidence In any hearing under this act required or permitted to be held before the commissioner, the commissioner shall not be bound to apply the strict rules of evidence prevailing in civil actions in courts of competent jurisdiction. L.1967, c. 76,…

55:13A-25. Powers and duties of local boards of health not impaired (a) This act is not intended, and nothing in this act shall be construed, to abrogate or impair the powers and duties of local boards of health, of the Department of Health under chapter 177 of the laws of 1947. …

55:13A-26. Fees and penalties; deposit The commissioner shall deposit with the State Treasurer for inclusion in the State Treasury any fee or penalty required or permitted to be paid to and received by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this act. L.1967, c. 76, s. 26,…

55:13A-26.1. Deposit of 50% of penalty moneys in Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund Fifty percent of all penalty moneys collected by the commissioner pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-19) shall be deposited in the Revolving Housing Develop…

55:13A-26.2. Appropriation for Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund In the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1993, and in each fiscal year thereafter, there shall be appropriated to the Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund established by se…

55:13A-27. Partial invalidity 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, sub…

55:13A-28. Repeal (a) The following acts and parts of acts are repealed: chapters 9, 10 and 12 of Title 55 of the Revised Statutes; sections 55:11-1 to 55:11-8, both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes; sections 55:11-11 to 55:11-17, both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes; and se…

55:13A-29 Definitions relative to hotel sanitation. 1. As used in this act: "Front desk" means the physical location in a hotel where a guest may check-into or reserve a room. "Guest room" means a private room made available by a hotel for occupancy by a guest. A guest room may b…

55:13A-3 Definitions. 3. The following terms whenever used or referred to in P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.) shall have the following respective meanings for the purposes thereof, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) The term "act" shal…

55:13A-30 Protocols for hotel sanitation. 2. a. The Commissioner of Health shall issue protocols for the sanitization of each hotel in the State. These protocols shall include, but not be limited to, directives requiring hotels to: (1) maintain continuous 24 hour, seven day a wee…

55:13A-31 Rules, regulations. 3. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the Department of Community Affairs, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of th…

55:13A-4. Supervisor of bureau of housing inspection; administration and enforcement of act The Bureau of Housing Inspection heretofore constituted in the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal in the Department of Community Affairs by section 23 of chapter 293 of the laws of 1966…

55:13A-5 Board of Housing Inspection abolished; powers, functions, duties transferred. 5. (a) The Board of Housing Inspection heretofore constituted in the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal in the Department of Community Affairs by section 23 of chapter 293 of the laws of 196…

55:13A-6 Powers of commissioner. 6. The commissioner is hereby granted and shall have and exercise, in addition to other powers herein granted, all the powers necessary and appropriate to carry out and execute the purposes of P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.), including but not…

55:13A-7 Rules, regulations. 7. The commissioner shall issue and promulgate, in the manner specified in section 8 of P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-8), such regulations as the commissioner may deem necessary to assure that any hotel or multiple dwelling will be maintained in such manne…

55:13A-7.1. Equipment with smoke detectors or alarms; rules and regulations Every hotel and multiple dwelling shall be equipped with smoke detectors or smoke alarms or both in conformance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Af…

55:13A-7.10. Rules, regulations 3. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall adopt and promulgate, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), all rules and regulations necessary or expedient to effectuate the p…

55:13A-7.11. Existing systems, use 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of this act, in any multiple dwelling where a system of indirect apportionment of heating costs is in use upon the effective date of this act, that system may continue in use pending application for…

55:13A-7.12 Definitions relative to child-protection window guards. 1. As used in this act: "child-protection window guard" or "window guard" means a bar, screen or grille assembly designed to be installed in a window for the purpose of preventing accidental fall or ejection of a…

55:13A-7.12a Short title. 7. P.L.1995, c.120 (C.55:13A-7.12 et seq.) shall be known and may be cited as the "Robert E. Dwight, Jr., Raquan Ellis and Zahir Atkins Memorial Child-Protection Window Guard Law." L.2006,c.55,s.7.

55:13A-7.13 Installation of window guards, maintenance, violations, penalties. 2. a. (1) Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the owner, lessor, agent or other person who manages or controls a multiple dwelling, other than a multiple dwelling which is part of a co…

55:13A-7.14 Leases, required notices advising of availability; delivery, posting. 3. a. All leases offered to tenants in multiple dwellings shall contain a notice, conspicuously set forth therein in prominent boldface type, advising tenants and prospective tenants of the availabi…

55:13A-7.15 Noninterference with window guards; removal, certain. 4. No tenant or occupant of a multiple dwelling unit, or any other person, shall obstruct or interfere with the installation of child-protection window guards required under section 2 of P.L.1995, c.120 (C.55:13A-7…

55:13A-7.16 Rules, regulations; guidelines for use, orientation programs. 5. a. The commissioner is hereby authorized to make and promulgate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), all regulations necessary to carry out P.L.1995, c.1…

55:13A-7.17. Carbon monoxide sensor devices required in hotel, multiple dwelling 2. Every unit of dwelling space in a hotel and multiple dwelling shall be equipped with one or more carbon monoxide sensor devices that bear the label of a nationally recognized testing laboratory an…

55:13A-7.18 Posting of drinking water test reports in multiple dwellings. 8. a. The owner of a multiple dwelling who is required to prepare a Consumer Confidence Report pursuant to the "Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996,"42 U.S.C.s.300f et al., or who receives a Consumer…

55:13A-7.19 Posting of emergency contact information, instructions on accessing comprehensive social services information in tenant-occupied multiple dwelling. 1. a. The following information shall be posted in at least one conspicuous area, where the information is most likely t…

55:13A-7.2. No code or standard to exceed standards under "State Uniform Construction Code Act" Nothing in this supplemental act shall permit the adoption of any code or standard which exceeds the standards adopted under the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," (P.L.1975, c. 21…

55:13A-7.3 Parking for persons with physical disabilities. 1. Any owner of a multiple dwelling which, as of the enactment of this act or at any time thereafter, provides parking to the occupants thereof, and in which a person with a physical disability resides, shall provide park…

55:13A-7.4. 5-unit minimum This act shall not apply to any multiple dwelling with fewer than 5 units. L. 1985, c. 280, s. 2.