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NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-30 - Protocols for hotel sanitation.

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 week coverage of a front desk by at least one employee, and by at least one additional employee per every 200 guest rooms; (2) train a front desk employee to respond to a guests' inquiry related to health and safety, including but not limited to, the location of hospitals in the vicinity of the hotel, emergency telephone numbers, and options for seeking treatment or testing for virus diseases during a public health crisis; (3) ensure that every guest room is cleaned and sanitized and provided with an adequate supply of clean towels, sheets, and pillowcases prior to occupancy by a new guest; (4) ensure that every occupied guest room is cleaned and sanitized every day, and that the room is provided with an adequate supply of clean towels, sheets, and pillowcases and that the towels, sheets, and pillowcases are changed no less frequently than once every day; (5) ensure that all public spaces are cleaned and sanitized at least once every day, and that all guest touch-points are cleaned and sanitized regularly throughout each day; (6) provide their employees with anti-microbial cleaning products certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that are approved for use against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), other coronaviruses, influenza viruses, or other viral diseases. These products shall be used when cleaning and sanitizing each guest room, guest touch-point, and public space; and  (7) train its employees on the proper use of anti-microbial cleaning products and on proper cleaning protocols that maximize the sanitary condition of each guest room, guest touch-point, and public space. b. The Bureau of Housing Inspection in the Department of Community Affairs shall distribute the guidelines developed by the Department of Health pursuant to subsection a. of this section, and shall inspect each hotel in the State for the purpose of determining the extent to which each hotel complies with the provisions of this act and the regulations promulgated hereunder. L.2020, c.37, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-31 - Rules, regulations.

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 this act. L.2020, c.37, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-1 - Short title

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.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-2 - Legislative findings and declarations

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 State and by other governmental bodies; and Whereas , The residents of such facilities are predominantly elderly, disabled and poor, many of whom need social, personal and financial services, protection from building hazards and protection from unscrupulous and predatory neighbors; and Whereas , There is a need to ascertain the costs and resources of facilities currently licensed by the State and known as boarding homes for sheltered care, so as to determine whether and under what conditions the number of such homes should be increased and their standards of care raised; and Whereas , It is incumbent upon the government of this State to determine whether the residents of rooming houses, boarding houses, and currently licensed boarding facilities are in need of special services, care or treatment and might profit from referral to existing or available community agencies or alternative living arrangements; and Whereas , Several State agencies have different yet appropriate responsibilities for protecting the health, safety and welfare of the residents of rooming houses, boarding houses and residential health care facilities and it is necessary that there be coordination among these agencies for the cost-effective fulfillment of their respective responsibilities. This remedial legislation is therefore necessary to provide for the health, safety and welfare of all those who reside in rooming and boarding houses in this State, promote the growth and continued improvement of boarding homes for sheltered care, to be known henceforth as residential health care facilities, to ensure that all agencies of this State work in unison for the protection and care of the residents of rooming houses, boarding houses and residential health care facilities, and to ensure that needed social and remedial services are made available to the residents of such facilities through the efforts of county welfare boards. L.1979, c. 496, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-4 - Powers of commissioner

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. Establish standards governing safety, security, recordkeeping, living conditions and services in rooming and boarding houses; c. Issue, suspend and revoke licenses for rooming and boarding houses; d. Enter and inspect any such facility without prior notice and review such records as may be required pursuant to this act; e. Establish standards for the building, conversion and renovation of all such facilities; f. Enforce the provisions of this act by entering complaints against any person in violation thereof through administrative proceedings and civil actions in State and local courts for injunctive relief and for the assessment of penalties, compromise and settle any penalties in such amounts as he may determine to be equitable under the circumstances of the violation, and take such other action as he may deem necessary in accordance with the provisions of this act; g. Issue subpenas to compel attendance at any hearing in any part of the State, and the presentation of such reports, documents, books and papers as he may deem necessary; h. Institute an in rem action against property, or a quasi in rem action against the owner by attachment of a property followed by service by publication, in connection with violations of the provisions of this act, in cases where the owner, after diligent effort, cannot be served; and i. Hold and exercise all the rights and remedies available to a judgment creditor where a judgment is entered against an owner or operator as a result of a penalty action or administrative action taken pursuant to enforcement of this act. L.1979, c. 496, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-5 - Regulations; distinctions among types; waiver, modification or postponement of application

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, size, type of construction or nature of ownership of the facility and the type of services offered or limitations on occupancy therein. b. Upon application of an owner, the commissioner may waive, modify or postpone the application of a regulation to the owner's facility, provided, however, that no such waiver, modification or postponement shall be granted unless the commissioner shall find that (1) Strict compliance with a regulation would result in undue hardship for residents of the facility, and (2) If granted, it would not unreasonably jeopardize the welfare of residents or of the public at large. L.1979, c.496, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-5.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-5.1 - Responsibilities assumed by DOH; inter-agency agreement.

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 provides services to residents with special needs, including, but not limited to, persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders or other forms of dementia, as of the date that the Department of Health assumes these responsibilities pursuant to section 18 of P.L.2015, c.125 (C.26:2H-149). b. The Department of Community Affairs shall establish and enter into an inter-agency agreement with the Department of Health as necessary for the purposes of this section and section 18 of P.L.2015, c.125 (C.26:2H-149).  L.2015, c.125, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-5.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-5.2 - DCA to stop issuing licenses.

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's disease and related disorders or other forms of dementia, on or after the date of enactment of P.L.2015, c.125 (C.55:13B-5.1 et al.). L.2015, c.125, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-6 - Standards of construction, operation, safety.

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 the same time preserve and promote a homelike atmosphere appropriate to such facilities, including, but not limited to, standards to provide for the following: a. Safety from fire; b. Safety from structural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical deficiencies; c. Adequate light and ventilation; d. Physical security; e. Protection from harassment, fraud and eviction without due cause; f. Clean and reasonably comfortable surroundings; g. Adequate personal and financial services rendered in boarding houses; h. Disclosure of owner identification information; i. Maintenance of orderly and sufficient financial and occupancy records; j. Referral of residents, by the operator, to social service and health agencies for needed services; k. Assurance that no constitutional, civil or legal right will be denied solely by reason of residence in a rooming or boarding house; l. Reasonable access for employees of public and private agencies, and reasonable access for other citizens upon receiving the consent of the resident to be visited by them; m. Opportunity for each resident to live with as much independence, autonomy and interaction with the surrounding community as the resident is capable of doing ; n. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2015, c.125)  o. An approved heating and cooling system capable of maintaining the temperature of the facility within the required range. In all areas used by residents, the operator shall maintain the rooming and boarding house at a temperature within the range of 65 through 81 degrees Fahrenheit, except in rooms: (1) designated for activities requiring physical exertion; or  (2) where residents can individually control the temperature in their own living units, independent from other areas. L.1979, c.496, s.6; amended 1997, c.260, s.2; 2015, c.125, s.13; 2021, c.260, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-6.1 - Carbon monoxide sensor device required in rooming, boarding houses

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 have been tested and listed as complying with the most recent Underwriters Laboratories standard 2034, or its equivalent, unless it is determined that no potential carbon monoxide hazard exists for that unit. Any such installation or determination shall be made in accordance with the rules promulgated by the Commissioner of Community Affairs. L.1999,c.15,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-8 - Operator; residing in facility; acceptance of service; primary owner deemed operator if operator unavailable

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 commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this act. If an operator resigns, is dismissed or is otherwise unavailable to carry out his responsibilities, then the primary owner shall be deemed to be the operator of the facility until such time as the commissioner is notified of the appointment of a new operator, and shall have the same responsibilities and be subject to the same penalties otherwise prescribed for an operator under the provisions of this act. L.1979, c. 496, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-9 - Inspection, review of records; violations.

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 operator is complying with standards promulgated pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1979, c.496 (C.55:13B-1 et seq.). If the commissioner determines, as a result of any such inspection and review of records, that an owner or operator is in violation of such standards, he shall serve the owner or operator of the facility with a written notice thereof, which shall fix a date by which the owner or operator shall enter into compliance. The commissioner shall not be required to perform annual inspections of facilities licensed and inspected by a municipality pursuant to P.L.1993, c.290 (C.40:52-9 et seq.), but shall have the authority to oversee and ensure the enforcement of the "Rooming and Boarding House Act of 1979," P.L.1979, c.496 (C.55:13B-1 et seq.), and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto in those facilities. A municipality shall file with the commissioner a copy of an inspection report prepared following an inspection of a rooming or boarding house performed by the municipality pursuant to P.L.1993, c.290 (C.40:52-9 et seq.). The commissioner may prescribe a standard inspection report format to be used by the municipality. The Department of Community Affairs shall post on its Internet website each inspection report prepared following an inspection performed on behalf of or filed with the commissioner pursuant to this section, along with any other inspection report prepared by or on behalf of the department for a rooming or boarding house. If an inspection reveals a serious health and safety violation at a rooming or boarding house, the department shall post the inspection report, including the name of the rooming or boarding house and the owner of the rooming or boarding house, on its website no later than 72 hours following the inspection. If a license of a rooming or boarding house is suspended, the department shall post the suspension on its website no later than 72 hours following the suspension. The department shall update its website to reflect the correction of a serious health and safety violation, and the lifting of a suspension. The department shall notify, as soon as possible, the Commissioner of Human Services, or the commissioner's designee, and the director of the county board of social services or county welfare agency, as appropriate, in the county in which a rooming or boarding house is located, of a serious health and safety violation at the rooming or boarding house and of any suspension of a license to operate such rooming or boarding house. L.1979, c.496, s.9; amended 1999, c.241, s.3; 2015, c.6, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-10 - Corporate, personal liability for violations

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 false statement, application, report or document which is permitted or required pursuant to this act; or (3) refuse to comply with any ruling, order, notice or action made by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this act.  b. Any person who violates any provision of subsection a. above shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $50.00 nor more than $5,000.00 for each violation. Each day during which any person violates any such provision after the date fixed for termination of the violation in any order for termination issued by the commissioner shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct violation, except during the time an appeal from such an order is taken or pending. If an administrative penalty order has not been satisfied within 30 days of its issuance, the penalty may be sued for and recovered by the commissioner in a summary proceeding in the Superior Court under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.).  c. The commissioner may suspend, cancel, revoke, or refuse to issue any endorsement to the license of any owner or operator who violates any provision of subsection a. above.  Where the owner or operator found to be in violation of subsection a. of this section is a corporation, then the commissioner may suspend, cancel, revoke, or refuse to issue any endorsement to the license of: (1) the officers, directors and shareholders of the corporation, and (2) any corporation owning or operating a rooming or boarding house that has among its officers, directors or shareholders any person whose license has been suspended, cancelled or revoked pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection.  d. Where either the owner or operator of a boarding or rooming house found to be in violation of subsection a. above is a corporation, then, in addition to the corporation being subject to the penalties set forth in subsection b., the officers and directors of the corporation are subject, individually and personally, to those penalties.  L. 1979, c. 496, s. 10. Amended by L. 1985, c. 413, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-10.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-10.1 - Owner, operator of rooming, boarding house prohibited from providing health care services

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 licensed health care professional acting within the scope of that person's license from providing health care services to a resident of a rooming or boarding house in that facility. L.1997,c.260,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-11.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-11.1 - Criminal offenses

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 license issued pursuant to section 7 of P.L. 1979, c. 496 (C. 55:13B-7) commits a disorderly persons offense.  b. An owner or operator of a boarding or rooming house who knowingly fails to correct or abate any violation within the time period specified in a notice or report of violation or any order of the Commissioner of Community Affairs rendered as a result of an inspection conducted by the Department of Community Affairs or any duly authorized municipal or county inspector commits a disorderly persons offense.  c. An owner or operator of a boarding or rooming house who knowingly fails to comply with an order of the commissioner issued after a finding of imminent hazard pursuant to section 11 of P.L. 1979, c. 496 (C. 55:13B-11) commits a crime of the fourth degree.  d. Where a corporation is the owner or operator of a boarding or rooming house, the corporate officers, as well as the corporation, are liable for violations of subsections a., b. and c. of this section.  e. It is no defense to a violation of this section that the owner or operator of the rooming or boarding house has not collected rent, or has been unable to collect rent, from the residents of the premises.  L. 1985, c. 413, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-11.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-11.2 - Each violation separate

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 separate offense under that act.  L. 1985, c. 413, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-12 - Service of notices or orders

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 with the owner or a person above the age of 14 at the owner's dwelling unit or place of business. The date of service shall be considered to be the third day after mailing or after the date the notice or order is left at the owner's dwelling unit or place of business. L.1979, c. 496, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13B-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13B-13 - Continuance of powers and duties of commissioner under Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law

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 seq.) with respect to any hotel, motel or established guest house, or any dormitory owned or operated by any nonprofit institution of primary, secondary or higher education to provide housing for its students, or any multiple dwelling except those defined herein as rooming or boarding houses. L.1979, c. 496, s. 13.