N.J. Stat. § 55:13A-1
Short title
This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law."
New Jersey Statutes Title 55 — Tenement Houses and Public Housing
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N.J. Stat. § 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 of dwelling space, shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes and intent thereof.
N.J. Stat. § 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" shall mean P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.), any amendments or…
N.J. Stat. § 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 shall be under the immediate supervision of a supervisor, who shall administer and enforce the provisions of this act, subject to t…
N.J. Stat. § 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 1966 is hereby abolished, except that the powers, functions and duties of said Board of Housing Inspection are hereby transferred…
N.J. Stat. § 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 limited to, the power: (a) To provide owners or groups of owners with su…
N.J. Stat. § 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 manner as is consistent with, and will protect, the health, safety and wel…
N.J. Stat. § 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 Affairs. Such rules and regulations shall specify the number, location, specifications, maintenance and periodic testi…
N.J. Stat. § 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. 217; C. 52:27D-119 et seq.).
N.J. Stat. § 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 parking spaces for occupants who have physical disabilities located at the closest possible proximity t…
N.J. Stat. § 55:13A-7.4
5-unit minimum
This act shall not apply to any multiple dwelling with fewer than 5 units.
N.J. Stat. § 55:13A-7.5
Internal security exemption
No regulation establishing unit door or other internal security requirements or any other requirement not substantially related to the protection of the health, safety or welfare of occupants or of the public generally shall be enforced in any retreat lodging facility.
N.J. Stat. § 55:13A-7.6
Applicable provisions
Except as otherwise set forth in sections 2, 3 and 4 of P.L. 1987, c. 270 (C. 55:13A-12.1, 55:13A-13.2, 55:13A-7.5), all provisions of P.L. 1967, c. 76 (C. 55:13A-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, and of the regulations pursuant thereto, shall be applicable to retreat lodging facilities in the same manner as to…
N.J. Stat. § 55:13A-7.7
Hotel room notices, procedures followed in event of fire or smoke
1. a. The owner of a hotel shall post, in a prominent place in each dwelling unit, a notice that states: (1) The location of the nearest exits and fire alarms; (2) The procedures to be followed when a smoke or fire alarm sounds; (3) The procedures to be followed in the event of fire or smoke. b. The Commissioner of the…
N.J. Stat. § 55:13A-7.8
Indirect apportionment of heating costs
1. As used in this act, "indirect apportionment of heating costs" in a multiple dwelling means the charging to each dwelling unit within that multiple dwelling of a portion of the heating costs for the multiple dwelling as a whole on the basis of any method or device other than direct measurement of fuel or current con…
N.J. Stat. § 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, on and after the effective date of this act no method or device of measurement or calculation…
N.J. Stat. § 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 provisions and purposes of this act.
N.J. Stat. § 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 and issuance of approval by the commissioner, for not more than six months…
N.J. Stat. § 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 child through the window. It shall be so designed, constructed and installed that no person of the age of 1…
N.J. Stat. § 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."
N.J. Stat. § 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 common interest community, shall, upon the written request of a tenant of a unit in which a child or children 10 years of…
N.J. Stat. § 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 availability of window guards under P.L.1995, c.120 (C.55:13A-7.12 et seq.) and the need for a tenant to request in writing the in…
N.J. Stat. § 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-7.13), nor shall any person remove or otherwise render ineffective such window guards; provided, however, t…
N.J. Stat. § 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.120 (C.55:13A-7.12 et seq.), including, but not limited to, regulations regarding the design, construction, and ins…
N.J. Stat. § 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 and have been tested and listed as complying with the most recent Underwriters Laboratories standard 2034, or its equivalen…
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