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Timestamp: 2019-12-08 10:57:39
Document Index: 265816646

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 141', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114']

Township of Pennsauken, NJ Buildings, Unfit
§ 114-1 Filing of complaints of unfit buildings; hearing.
§ 114-2 Service of order.
§ 114-3 Failure to comply with order.
§ 114-4 Demolition.
§ 114-5 Costs.
§ 114-6 Summary proceedings for demolition.
§ 114-7 Other municipal powers not affected.
§ 114-8 Single-family residential buildings and structures.
§ 114-9 Payment of assessments and liens.
§ 114-10 Official certificate of search for liens.
§ 114-11 Adoption of statutory provisions by reference.
§ 114-12 Filing of copy of article.
§ 114-13 Designation of enforcing official.
Chapter 114 Buildings, Unfit
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Pennsauken 3-13-1978 by Ord. No. 78-3 as Ch. 112 of the 1977 Code; amended in its entirety 12-30-2002 by Ord. No. 02-32. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Whenever a petition is filed with the public officer by a public authority or by at least five residents of the Township of Pennsauken charging that any building is unfit for human habitation or occupancy or use or whenever it appears to the public officer (on his or her own motion) that any building is unfit for human habitation or occupancy or use, the public officer shall, if a preliminary investigation discloses the basis for such charges, issue and cause to be served upon the owner of and parties in interest in the building a complaint, stating the charges in that respect, containing a notice that a hearing will be held before the public officer, fixed not less than seven days or more than 30 days after the serving of said complaint; that the owner and parties in interest shall be given a right to file an answer to the complaint and to appear in person, or otherwise, and give testimony at the place and time fixed in the complaint; and that the rules of evidence prevailing in the court shall not be controlling in hearings before the public officer.
If, after such notice and hearing, the public officer determines that the building under consideration is unfit for human habitation or occupancy or use, the officer shall state in writing his or her findings of fact in support of such determination and shall issue and cause to be served upon the owner thereof and parties in interest an order:
Any building or buildings, or parts thereof, which have been damaged to such an extent that nothing remains but the walls, or parts of the walls and other supports, shall, regardless of the safety and sturdiness of those remaining walls or parts thereof, be deemed inimical to the welfare of the residents of the Township and the Township may exercise its police powers to repair, demolish, or cause the repairing or demolishing of the building or buildings, or parts thereof, pursuant to the procedures set forth in this chapter.
The amount of the cost of the filing of legal papers, expert witnesses fees, search fees and advertising charges incurred in the course of any proceeding taken under this chapter, determined in favor of the Township; and such costs of such repairs, alterations or improvement or vacating and closing or removal or demolition, if any; or the amount of the balance thereof remaining after deduction of the sum, if any, realized from the sale of the materials derived from such building or from any contract for removal or demolition thereof, shall be a municipal lien against the real property upon which such cost was incurred.
If the building is removed or demolished by the public officer, he or she shall sell the materials of such building. There shall be credited against the cost of the removal or demolition thereof, including the clearance and, if necessary, leveling of the site, the proceeds of any sale of such materials or any sum derived from any contract for the removal or demolition of the building, if there are no such credits or the sum total of such costs exceeds the total of such credits, a detailed statement of the aforesaid costs and the amounts so due shall be fixed with the Municipal Tax Assessor or the custodian of the records of tax liens, and a copy thereof shall be forthwith forwarded to the owner by registered mail. If the total of the credits exceed such costs, the balance remaining shall be deposited in the Superior Court by the public officer, shall be secured in such manner as may be directed in such Court and shall be disbursed according to the order or judgment of the Court to the persons found to be entitled thereto by final order of judgment of such Court.
See Ch. 133, Construction Codes, Uniform.
[Added 5-10-2006 by Ord. No. 06-09[1]]
Includes all dwellings constructed for the single-family use and embraces all structures within such use, as well as a two-family detached dwelling (a duplex). "Single-family house" shall include those defined in § 141-73 of the Development Regulations of Pennsauken Township and include a dwelling, whether a rowhouse, single-family detached, single-family semidetached and townhouse (where held under independent ownership).
It shall be the obligation of the personnel of the Construction Official's office, together with the Administrative Officer, Building Department, of that office, to maintain ongoing and continuing inspections with respect to single-family residential properties within the Township of Pennsauken for certain violations of the Property Maintenance Code.[2] Upon inspection of such properties, without entering same, said personnel shall cite, where appropriate, such lands and premises for violations of said code. Such violations shall be recorded on a standardized inspection sheet prepared by the Building Department.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 243, Art. I, Property Maintenance Code.
[Amended 1-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2010:34]
It is hereby determined that a housing code inspection of the interior and exterior of a property shall be required prior to the sale and/or resale of one- and/or two-family dwellings within the boundaries of the Township of Pennsauken. These inspections shall be to determine if work requiring a permit has been completed without prior approvals, an illegal change from a single-family to a two-family dwelling has taken place, unsafe plumbing and/or electrical systems exist, unsafe means of egress exist, or other visible unsafe conditions are present on the property. Further, any repairs and/or permits deemed necessary by an officer of the Building Department shall be completed within 30 days unless prior approvals from an officer have been given.
A fee of $100 shall be paid to the Office of the Building Department upon receipt of a request for a housing code inspection. Such fees shall be paid to the Building Department for the initial and one reinspection. Any additional inspection or a reinspection call for 13 days or less from the date of settlement shall follow the fee schedule as listed below:
Two or more weeks prior to settlement, the fee shall be $25.
Between seven and 13 days prior to settlement, the fee shall be $50.
Between three and six days prior to settlement, the fee shall be $75.
Two days or less prior to settlement, the fee shall be $100.
If any violations are detected, as provided for in Subsection B above, then the Administrative Officer, Building Department, shall notify the property owner of such violations. Such notice shall be in writing and specify the violations detected and recorded. The owner or occupant shall be provided with a period of time from the date of the notice to either correct the deficiencies, said corrections to be in compliance with the standards of the Property Maintenance Code as adopted by ordinance by the Township of Pennsauken.
Any owner or occupant of property who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $ 1,250 or 45 days' incarceration, or both.
Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former § 114-8, Designation of enforcing official, as § 114-9, which follows.
[Added 3-27-2013 by Ord. No. 2013:03[1]]
Insurance companies are prohibited from paying any claim to a claimant in excess of $2,500 for fire damages on any real property located within the Township of Pennsauken until such time as anticipated demolition cost or all taxes and assessments and all other municipal liens or charges due and payable, appearing on a official certificate of search; or all taxes and assessments and other municipal liens or charges due and payable, appearing on the official certificate of search, shall have been paid either by the owner of such real property or by the insurance company pursuant to the provision of N.J.S.A. 17:36-10.
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the renumbering of former § 114-9 as § 114-13.
[Added 3-27-2013 by Ord. No. 2013:03]
The Township Tax Collector shall issue an official certificate of search for municipal liens in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:5-12 when requested by an insured person or insurance companies certifying any and all amounts due and payable or paid in accordance with N.J.S.A. 17:36-8.
The provisions of N.J.S.A. 17:36-9 through 17:36-13 are hereby adopted and are intended to be included in this article adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Pennsauken, County of Camden.
A copy of this article shall be filed by the Township Clerk to the Commissioner of Insurance and the New Jersey State Department of Insurance, P.O. Box 325, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, for inclusion in the New Jersey register in accordance with the statute.