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NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-86 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-86 - Definitions

2A:42-86. Definitions  The following terms whenever used or referred to in this act shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context.  a. "Public officer" shall mean the officer, officers, board or body who is or are authorized by the governing body of a municipality to supervise the physical condition of dwellings within such municipality pursuant to this act. b. "Owner" shall mean the holder or holders of the title in fee simple.  c. "Parties in interest" shall mean all individuals, associations and corporations who have interests of record in a dwelling, and who are in actual possession thereof and any person authorized to receive rents payable for housing space in a dwelling.  d. "Dwelling" means and includes all rental premises or units used for dwelling purposes except owner-occupied premises with not more than two rental units.  e. "Housing space" means that portion of a dwelling rented or offered for rent for living or dwelling purposes in which cooking equipment is supplied, and includes all privileges, services, furnishings, furniture, equipment, facilities, and improvements connected with the use or occupancy of such portion of the property. The term shall not mean or include public housing or dwelling space in any hotel, motel or established guest house, commonly regarded as a hotel, motel or established guest house, as the case may be, in the community in which it is located.  f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L. 1985, c. 411.)  g. (Deleted by amendment, P.L. 1985, c. 411.)  h. "Substandard dwelling" means any dwelling determined to be substandard by the public officer.  i. "State Housing Code" means the code adopted by the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to P.L. 1966, c. 168 (C. 2A:42-74 et seq.).  j. "Utility company" means a public utility, as defined in R.S. 48:2-13, or a municipality, county, water district, authority or other public agency, which provides electric, gas or water utility service.  L. 1971, c. 224, s. 2, eff. June 21, 1971. Amended by L. 1985, c. 411, s. 2, eff. Jan. 13, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-87 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-87 - Deposit of rents into court

2A:42-87. Deposit of rents into court  A proceeding by a public officer, tenant, or tenants of a dwelling for a judgment directing the deposit of rents into court and their use for the purpose of remedying conditions in substantial violation of the standards of fitness for human habitation established under the State or local housing codes or regulations or a proceeding by a public officer, a tenant whose utility service has been diverted or a utility company for a judgment directing the deposit of rents into court and their use for correcting any wrongful diversion of utility service in a dwelling may be maintained in a court of competent jurisdiction. The place of trial of the proceeding shall be within the county in which the real property or a portion thereof from which the rents issue is situated. In cases involving real property located in municipalities in counties of the first class that have established full-time municipal housing courts, the proceedings may be brought in the municipal housing court of the municipality in which the property is located.  L. 1971, c. 224, s. 3, eff. June 21, 1971. Amended by L. 1983, c. 207, s. 3, eff. June 10, 1983; L. 1985, c. 411, s. 3, eff. Jan. 13, 1986; L. 1986, c. 125, s. 4, eff. Oct. 9, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-88 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-88 - Grounds for action

2A:42-88. Grounds for action  a. The public officer or any tenant occupying a dwelling may maintain a proceeding as provided in this act, upon the grounds that there exists in such dwellings or in housing space thereof a lack of heat or of running water or of light or of electricity or of adequate sewage disposal facilities, or any other condition or conditions in substantial violation of the standards of fitness for human habitation established under the State or local housing or health codes or regulations or any other condition dangerous to life, health or safety.  b. A public officer, a tenant whose utility service has been diverted or a utility company providing electric, gas or water utility service to a dwelling may maintain a proceeding as provided in this act upon the grounds (1) that there exists in these dwellings or in housing space thereof a wrongful diversion of electric, gas or water utility service by the owner or owners or other party from a tenant of the dwelling without the consent of the tenant, or the use by the owner or other party in the dwelling without the tenant's consent of electric, gas or water utility service that is being charged to the tenant, and (2) that the owner has been notified by either a public officer, a tenant whose utility service has been diverted or a utility company of the wrongful diversion or unconsented use by certified mail and has failed to take necessary action to correct or eliminate the wrongful diversion or unconsented use within 30 days of receipt of such notice. If an owner fails or refuses to accept a notice sent by certified mail, the date of receipt shall be deemed to be the third day after mailing, provided the notice was sent to the owner at an address to which the owner's utility bills or municipal tax bills are sent.  L. 1971, c. 224, s. 4, eff. June 21, 1971. Amended by L. 1985, c. 411, s. 4, eff. Jan. 13, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-89 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-89 - Institution of action; service and notice of petition

2A:42-89. Institution of action; service and notice of petition  a. A proceeding prescribed by this act shall be commenced by the service of a petition and notice of a petition. A notice of petition may be issued only by a judge or a clerk of the court. b. Notice of the proceeding shall be given to the nonpetitioning tenant occupying the dwelling by affixing a copy of the petition upon a conspicuous part of the subject dwelling. L.1971, c. 224, s. 5, eff. June 21, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-90 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-90 - Contents of petition

2A:42-90. Contents of petition  The petition shall:  a. Set forth material facts showing that there exists in such dwelling or any housing space thereof one or more of the following: (1) a lack of heat or of running water or of light or electricity or of adequate sewage disposal facilities; (2) a wrongful diversion of electric, gas, or water utility service by the owner or other party from the tenant of the dwelling without the consent of the tenant; (3) the use by the owner or other party in the dwelling without the tenant's consent of electric, gas, or water utility service that is being charged to the tenant; (4) any other condition or conditions in substantial violation of the standards of fitness for human habitation established under the State or local housing or health codes or regulations; or (5) any other condition dangerous to life, health or safety.  b. Set forth that the facts shown in subsection a. of this section have been brought to the attention of the owner or any individual designated by him as the manager of said dwelling and that he has failed to take any action thereon within a reasonable period.  c. Set forth that the petitioner is a tenant of the subject dwelling or is the public officer of the municipality in which the subject dwelling is located, or, in a case involving wrongful diversion or unconsented use of utility services, that the petitioner is a public officer, a tenant whose utility service has been wrongfully diverted or a utility company providing utility services to the dwelling.  d. Set forth a brief description of the nature of the work required to remove or remedy the condition and an estimate as to the cost thereof.  e. Set forth the amount of rent due from each petitioning tenant, if any, monthly.  f. State the relief sought.  L. 1971, c. 224, s. 6, eff. June 21, 1971. Amended by L. 1985, c. 411, s. 5, eff. Jan. 13, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-91 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-91 - Defenses to action

2A:42-91. Defenses to action  It shall be a sufficient defense to the proceeding, if the owner or any mortgagee or lienor of record establishes that: a. The condition or conditions alleged in the petition did not in fact exist or that such condition or conditions have been removed or remedied; or b. Such condition or conditions have been caused maliciously or by abnormal or unusual use by a petitioning tenant or tenants or members of the family or families of such petitioner or petitioners. c. Any tenant or resident of the dwelling has refused entry to the owner or his agent to a portion of the premises for the purpose of correcting such condition or conditions. L.1971, c. 224, s. 7, eff. June 21, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-94 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-94 - Accounts of receipts and expenditures; presentation or settlement; notice

2A:42-94. Accounts of receipts and expenditures; presentation or settlement; notice  The court shall require the keeping of written accounts itemizing the receipts and expenditures under an order issued pursuant to this act, which shall be open to inspection by the owner, any mortgagee or lienor or parties in interest in such receipts or expenditures. Upon motion of the court or the administrator or of the owner, any mortgagee or lienor of record or of parties in interest, the court may require a presentation or settlement of the accounts with respect thereto. Notice of a motion for presentation or settlement of such accounts shall be served on the owner, any mortgagee or other lienor of record who appeared in the proceeding and any parties in interest in such receipts or expenditures. L.1971, c. 224, s. 10, eff. June 21, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-95 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-95 - Compensation of administrator; bond

2A:42-95. Compensation of administrator; bond  The court may allow from the rent moneys or security on deposit a reasonable amount for the services of an administrator appointed under the provisions of this act. The administrator so appointed shall furnish a bond, the amount and form of which shall be approved by the court. The cost of such bond shall be paid from the moneys so deposited. L.1971, c. 224, s. 11, eff. June 21, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-96 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-96 - Waiver of provisions of act

2A:42-96. Waiver of provisions of act  Any provision of a lease or other agreement whereby any provision of this act for the benefit of a tenant, resident or occupant of a dwelling is waived, shall be deemed against public policy and shall be void. L.1971, c. 224, s. 12, eff. June 21, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-103 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-103 - Definitions

2A:42-103. Definitions  As used in this act: "Continuing nuisance" means the keeping of a domesticated animal in a manner which interferes with the health, security and comfort of the other residents of a senior citizen housing project, or the keeping of domesticated animals of a number, size, breed or species inappropriate for the type or size of senior citizen housing project or a dwelling unit within that senior citizen housing project.  "Domesticated animal" means a dog, cat, bird, fish or other animal which does not constitute a health or safety hazard.  "Landlord" means, in the case of a senior citizen housing project in which dwelling units are rented or offered for rent under either a written or oral lease, the person or persons who own or purport to own the building, structure or complex of buildings or structures in which those rental dwelling units are situated. In the case of a senior citizen housing project that is organized or operated as a planned real estate development, landlord means the governing board or body of that development.  "Planned real estate development" means any real property situated within the State, whether contiguous or not, which consists of, or will consist of, separately owned areas, irrespective of form, be it lots, parcels, units, or interests, and which are offered or disposed of pursuant to a common promotional plan, and providing for common or shared elements or interests in real property. It shall include, but not be limited to, property subject to the "Condominium Act," P.L.1969, c.257 (C.46:8B-1 et seq.), any form of homeowners' association, any housing cooperative or any community trust or other trust device.  "Senior citizen" means a person 62 years of age or over and shall include a surviving spouse if that surviving spouse is 55 years of age or over.  "Senior citizen housing project" or "project" means any building or structure, and any land appurtenant thereto, having three or more dwelling units, be they rental or owner-occupied, intended for, and solely occupied by, senior citizens; except that, it shall not include owner-occupied premises having not more than three dwelling units that are rented or offered for rent, or any health care facility as defined in the "Health Care Facilities Planning Act," P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.).  L.1990,c.55,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-104 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-104 - Resident of senior citizen housing project permitted to have domesticated animal

2A:42-104. Resident of senior citizen housing project permitted to have domesticated animal  Any senior citizen residing in a senior citizen housing project shall, upon providing written notice to the landlord, be permitted to own, harbor or care for a domesticated animal while a resident of that project.  L.1990,c.55,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-105 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-105 - Arbitrary refusal to renew lease; penalty

2A:42-105. Arbitrary refusal to renew lease; penalty  a. A landlord shall not arbitrarily refuse to renew a lease for a dwelling unit in a senior citizen housing project to any senior citizen who owns, harbors or cares for a domesticated animal in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of this act, except as provided in section 5 of this act.  Any landlord who so refuses to renew any such lease shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each offense, recoverable by the senior citizen resident in a civil action in a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). The municipal court or the Special Civil Part of the Law Division of the Superior Court of the county in which the senior citizen housing project is located shall have jurisdiction to enforce the penalty.  b. A landlord shall not require any senior citizen who resides in a senior citizen housing project to remove, by sale, donation, gift, or otherwise, any domesticated animal which that senior citizen owns, harbors or cares for in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of this act, except as provided in section 5 of this act.  L.1990,c.55,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-106 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-106 - Landlord immunity

2A:42-106. Landlord immunity  a. A landlord who is in compliance with the provisions of this act shall not be liable to respond in damages in any civil action for injury to persons or property caused by a domesticated animal owned, harbored or cared for by a senior citizen who is in compliance with the provisions of this act.  b. Nothing in this section shall grant the landlord immunity for a willful or wanton act of commission or omission.  L.1990,c.55,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-107 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-107 - Allowable circumstances for refusal to renew lease

2A:42-107. Allowable circumstances for refusal to renew lease  Under the following circumstances, a landlord may refuse to renew a senior citizen's lease for a dwelling unit in a senior citizen housing project or may require that a senior citizen remove, by sale, donation, gift, or otherwise, a domesticated animal from a dwelling unit in a senior citizen housing project:  a. When the existence of a domesticated animal or the senior citizen's refusal to comply with the rules and regulations governing domesticated animals constitutes a violation of federal, State or local building, health or use codes;  b. When the senior citizen fails to properly care for the domesticated animal;  c. When the senior citizen fails to properly control the domesticated animal by using a leash, if appropriate, or other necessary safety devices when walking or taking the domesticated animal to or from his dwelling unit or while on the land appurtenant thereto, or fails to take prompt action to remove any animal waste when requested by the landlord; or  d. When the senior citizen fails to confine the domesticated animal's body waste functions to areas that do not interfere with the ingress and egress of any person to or from the senior citizen housing project, or with the use of common areas in and about the senior citizen housing project by the other residents thereof and their invitees.  L.1990,c.55,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-108 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-108 - Guard dog

2A:42-108. Guard dog  The presence of a guard dog used by the landlord shall not constitute a waiver of the provisions of this act.  L.1990,c.55,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-109 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-109 - Rights of person with disabilities.

2A:42-109 Rights of person with disabilities.  7. Nothing in this act shall impair the rights of a person with disabilities to own, harbor or care for a domesticated animal, including guide dogs and service dogs, in accordance with the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.). L.1990,c.55,s.7; amended 2003, c.180, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-110 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-110 - Removal of continuing nuisance

2A:42-110. Removal of continuing nuisance  Nothing in this act shall limit the legal rights and remedies of a landlord under the lease or the master deed and bylaws, as the case may be, to remove a domesticated animal that constitutes a continuing nuisance to the welfare or property of either the landlord or the other residents of a senior citizen housing project, nor shall it limit the legal rights and remedies of that landlord or other residents.  In any action to remove a domesticated animal or to evict a senior citizen from a senior citizen housing project for violating a lease due to the presence of a domesticated animal that is alleged to be a continuing nuisance, the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving that the domesticated animal is a continuing nuisance.  L.1990,c.55,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-111 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-111 - Rules, regulations

2A:42-111. Rules, regulations  a. A landlord shall have the right to promulgate reasonable written rules and regulations, in accordance with the provisions of this act, relating to the care and maintenance of domesticated animals by senior citizens, except that a landlord may not require that the domesticated animal be spayed or neutered. All such rules and regulations shall be transmitted, in writing, to the residents of each dwelling unit in the senior citizen housing project and shall be incorporated within each lease upon its subsequent renewal and the master deed and bylaws, as the case may be.  b. A landlord may require that a senior citizen remove from the senior citizen housing project any offspring of his domesticated animal within eight weeks of their birth; except that, the landlord may require their removal at an earlier date if the offspring of that domesticated animal may be so removed without unreasonable danger to their health.  L.1990,c.55,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-112 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-112 - Rights of municipality not limited

2A:42-112. Rights of municipality not limited  Nothing in this act shall limit the rights of a municipality to prohibit, by ordinance, the owning, harboring or keeping of certain species of animals within the municipality.  L.1990,c.55,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-114 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-114 - Short title.

2A:42-114 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Multifamily Housing Preservation and Receivership Act." L.2003,c.295,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:42-115 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:42-115 - Findings, declarations relative to multifamily housing.

2A:42-115 Findings, declarations relative to multifamily housing.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Many citizens of New Jersey are adversely affected by blighted residential property, including both those who live in buildings that fail to meet adequate standards for health, safety and welfare or fail to meet reasonable housing code standards, and those who live in proximity to such buildings; b. Substandard and deteriorating buildings are a public safety threat and nuisance, and their blighting effect diminishes health, public safety and property values in the neighborhoods in which they are located; c. Left to deteriorate over time, these substandard and deteriorating buildings are likely to be abandoned, thereby endangering neighborhood residents and resulting in increased costs to the municipalities in which they are situate; d. The abandonment of substandard buildings furthermore results in the displacement of lower income tenants, thereby increasing the demand for affordable housing, which is already in short supply, and exacerbating homelessness faced by the citizens of New Jersey; e. The number of distressed multifamily buildings in the State which could be maintained as safe, affordable housing could be significantly increased if adequate public resources were made available to alleviate negative conditions in the rental housing stock throughout the State; f. While it is important to provide incentives for landlords to better maintain and improve their properties, it is recognized that there are situations in which it is necessary for other parties to intervene in the operation and maintenance of multifamily buildings, a procedure known as receivership, in order to ensure that they are not abandoned, and that they are maintained as sound, affordable housing, consistent with codes and safety requirements; g. When receivership becomes necessary, receivership activities and the implementation of receivership plans may be supported by grants and loans to be made available out of a newly-created Preservation Loan Revolving Fund, as provided hereunder; and h. In order to ensure that the interests of all parties are adequately protected, it is essential that State law provide clear standards and direction to guide the parties with respect to all aspects of receivership. L.2003,c.295,s.2.