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NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-8 - Transmittal of copies of regulations to board; publication; hearing; effective date

55:13A-8. Transmittal of copies of regulations to board; publication; hearing; effective date  (a) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any regulations pursuant to this act, the commissioner shall: (1) Transmit copies of the proposed regulations to the board for its review and recommendations. Within 30 days of the receipt of copies of said proposed regulations, the board shall provide the commissioner with such written recommendations thereon as it may have; (2) Publish in the New Jersey Register a general notice of intention to promulgate regulations, which notice shall include (1) a reference to the authority under which the regulations are proposed; (2) a statement of the purpose of the proposed regulations; (3) either the terms or substance of the proposed regulations or a description of the subjects and issues involved; (4) a statement that a copy of the proposed regulations may be obtained by any person upon written request to the bureau; and (5) a statement of the date, time and place for a public hearing on the proposed regulations, which date shall not be less than 20 days nor more than 30 days after the publication of the notice of intention to promulgate proposed regulations, and not less than 50 days after transmittal by the commissioner of copies of said proposed regulations to the board. (b) (Deleted by amendment.) (c) Any person appearing at said public hearing shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard, either through the submission of written data, views, or arguments or the oral presentation of the same. Upon the expiration of the 30 days next succeeding the date of said public hearing, the commissioner shall issue and promulgate the regulations required to be issued and promulgated by section 7 of this act, either as originally proposed or as amended or revised by the commissioner subsequent to said public hearings, which regulations shall be effective on such date as may be provided therein. L.1967, c. 76, s. 8, eff. May 31, 1967. Amended by L.1970, c. 138, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-9 - Effect of regulations; revision, repeal or amendment

55:13A-9. Effect of regulations; revision, repeal or amendment  (a) Any regulations issued by the commissioner pursuant to sections 7 and 8 of this act shall have the force and effect of law until revised, repealed or amended by the commissioner as hereinafter provided. (b) The commissioner may, from time to time subsequent to the issuance and promulgation of regulations pursuant to sections 7 and 8 of this act, revise, repeal or amend any such regulation as he may deem necessary. No such regulation shall be revised, repealed or amended by the commissioner except pursuant to the provisions of section 8 of this act. L.1967, c. 76, s. 9, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-10 - Construction of hotels or multiple dwellings; conversion or alteration; compliance with regulations

55:13A-10. Construction of hotels or multiple dwellings; conversion or alteration; compliance with regulations  (a) Any hotel or multiple dwelling the construction of which shall be commenced, or any building not constructed for use as a hotel or multiple dwelling but the conversion or alteration of which to such use shall be commenced, subsequent to the effective date of any regulations required to be issued and promulgated pursuant to sections 7 and 8 of this act, shall be subject to, and shall fully comply with, said regulations. (b) Any hotel or multiple dwelling the construction of which shall have been commenced in good faith, or any hotel or multiple dwelling which is used or occupied, or any building not constructed for use as a hotel or multiple dwelling but the conversion or alteration of which to such use shall have been commenced in good faith, on or before the effective date of any regulations required to be issued and promulgated pursuant to sections 7 and 8 of this act, shall be subject to, and shall fully comply with, said regulations on or before the first anniversary of the effective date of said regulations. L.1967, c. 76, s. 10, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-12.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-12.1 - Retreat lodging facilities

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 retreat lodging facility.  L. 1987, c. 270, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-12.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-12.2 - Lead paint inspection requirements for single and two-family rental dwellings.

55:13A-12.2 Lead paint inspection requirements for single and two-family rental dwellings.  1. a. The commissioner shall inspect every single-family and two-family rental dwelling in accordance with the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.), at least once every five years for lead-based paint hazards and shall charge a fee sufficient to cover the cost of such inspection; provided, however, that the fee shall not exceed one-third of the inspection fee for a three-unit multiple dwelling, established pursuant to the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.), for each unit inspected. b. Notwithstanding any other provisions of P.L.2007, c.251 (C.55:13A-12.2 et al.) to the contrary, a dwelling unit in a single-family or two-family dwelling shall not be subject to inspection and evaluation for the presence of lead-based paint hazards, or for the fees for such inspection or evaluation, if the unit: (1) has been certified to be free of lead-based paint; (2) was constructed during or after 1978; or (3) is a seasonal rental unit which is rented for less than six months' duration each year; or (4) has a valid lead-safe certification issued in accordance with section 1 of P.L.2021, c.182 (C.52:27D-437.16). c. The commissioner shall have the power to enforce the corrections of any violations found pursuant to a lead-based paint hazard inspection conducted pursuant to this section as if the rental unit were in a multiple dwelling subject to the requirements of the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.). L.2007, c.251, s.1; amended 2021, c.182, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-13.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-13.2 - Fee exemption

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.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-16 - Violations; order to terminate; injunctive relief

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 issue and cause to be served on the owner thereof a written order requiring said owner to terminate, or cause to be terminated, any such violation. Such written order shall state the nature of any such violation and a reasonable specified time within which any such violation must be terminated. Such written order shall also require and direct the owner to whom it is issued to take, or cause to be taken, such affirmative action as may be necessary to correct any such violation. (b) The commissioner may petition the Superior Court of this State for mandatory injunctive relief enforcing any order issued by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. In any such proceeding the Superior Court may proceed in a summary manner or otherwise, and shall have power to grant such temporary relief or restraining order as it may deem just and proper, and to make and enter a decree enforcing, modifying, and enforcing as so modified, or setting aside in whole or in part any order issued by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. L.1967, c. 76, s. 16, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-18 - Aggrieved persons; hearing; notice

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 hearing before the commissioner. The application for such hearing must be filed with the commissioner within 15 days of the receipt by the applicant thereof of notice of the ruling, action, order or notice complained of. No such hearing shall be held except upon 15 days' written notice to all interested parties, and each such hearing shall be held within 30 days of the receipt of the application therefor. When a hearing officer is designated by the commissioner to conduct hearings, said hearing officer shall issue a recommended report and decision within 30 days after the completion of any hearing, a copy of which shall be filed with the commissioner and mailed to all parties of record. Each party of record shall be afforded 15 days in which to file exceptions, objections, and replies thereto, and to present argument to the commissioner. Within 15 days thereafter, the commissioner shall issue an order which adopts, rejects, or modifies the recommended report and decision, a copy of which shall be served on all parties of record. Pending the determination of the commissioner, and upon application therefor, the commissioner may grant a stay of the ruling, action, order, or notice complained of; provided, that no such stay shall be granted except upon such terms and conditions as will adequately protect the occupants or intended occupants of the hotel or multiple dwelling involved, or the public generally. L.1967, c. 76, s. 18, eff. May 31, 1967. Amended by L.1970, c. 138, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-20 - Service of notices, rules, decisions, orders.

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.) shall be served as follows: (1) On the owner: (i) By mailing same by certified or ordinary mail to the person designated as owner or agent on the certificate of registration or in the municipal tax records or in the records of the Department of the Treasury; or (ii) By serving same on the owner, or upon a person authorized to accept service on behalf of the owner in a civil matter, in accordance with the Rules of Court. (2) On the occupant: (i) By mailing same by certified or ordinary mail to said occupant; (ii) By serving same on the Department of the Treasury, who shall be deemed the owner's agent for service of process, provided however, that reasonable efforts have first been made to serve the owner or his agent by certified mail and that a copy of such notice is posted in a conspicuous location on the premises. "Conspicuous location" shall include the walls of the front vestibule or in any common foyer or hallway immediately inside the main front entrance; or  (iii) By leaving same at the dwelling unit of the occupant with a competent member of the household of the age of 14 or over. (b) The date of service shall be considered the date of personal service, the date of other method of service authorized under this section, or the date of the third day after mailing, whichever occurs first. L.1967, c.76, s.20; amended 1970, c.138, s.12; 2019, c.202, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-20.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-20.1 - Short title

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.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-20.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-20.2 - Mortgage holder of record; notice of failure by owner to abate violations

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 Law" P.L.1967, c. 76 or the Penalty Enforcement Law (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.) following the failure of an owner of a building subject to the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law to abate violations of the regulations promulgated pursuant to the law after receipt of notices and orders to terminate violations as required by the law or the failure of the owner to pay a civil penalty assessed pursuant to the laws after receipt of notice and order to pay penalty the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall cause to be forwarded, by regular first class mail, to any mortgage holder of record a notice of filing of the action and copies of any notices and orders which provide the cause for said action. The mortgage holder of record shall be any holder of record as filed with the municipal clerk pursuant to P.L.1974, c. 50 (C. 46:8-27 et seq.). L.1975, c. 191, s. 2, eff. Aug. 16, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-21 - Enforcement of provisions

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 and in accordance with such rules and regulations as the commissioner may issue and promulgate. The commissioner shall consult with and advise any municipality which enforces the provisions of this act, and any rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, and each such municipality shall furnish the commissioner with such reports, data and information as the commissioner may deem necessary. L.1967, c. 76, s. 21, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-22 - Offenses

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 of the act or part thereof under which such offense, liability, penalty or forfeiture was incurred, and indictments, prosecutions and actions for such offenses, liabilities, penalties or forfeitures committed or incurred prior to the effective date of this act shall be commenced or continued and be proceeded with in all respects as if the act or part thereof had not been repealed or revised; and all such matters or proceedings pending on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the commissioner. L.1967, c. 76, s. 22, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-23 - Actions or proceedings; records

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 provisions of this act, shall be public records and reasonably available for public inspection. L.1967, c. 76, s. 23, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-24 - Hearings; rules of evidence

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, s. 24, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-25 - Powers and duties of local boards of health not impaired

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. (b) This act is not intended, and nothing in this act shall be construed, to preclude the right of any municipality to adopt and enforce ordinances or regulations more restrictive than this act or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. L.1967, c. 76, s. 25, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-26 - Fees and penalties; deposit

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, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-26.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-26.1 - Deposit of 50% of penalty moneys in Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund

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 Development and Demonstration Grant fund established by section 5 of P.L.1967, c.82 (C.52:27D-63).  L.1991,c.179,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-26.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-26.2 - Appropriation for Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund

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 section 5 of P.L.1967, c.82 (C.52:27D-63) an amount not less than the amount by which hotel and multiple dwelling inspection program costs during the next preceding fiscal year exceeded inspection fee revenue under the program received by the Department of Community Affairs during Fiscal Year 1991.  L.1991,c.179,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-27 - Partial invalidity

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, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act directly involved in the controversy in which said judgments shall have been rendered. L.1967, c. 76, s. 27, eff. May 31, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-28 - Repeal

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 sections 1, 2, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38 and 40 of chapter 340 of the laws of 1948. (b) The following acts and parts of acts are repealed: chapters 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 13 of Title 55 of the Revised Statutes; sections 55:3-1 to 55:3-22, both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes; sections 55:3-23 to 55:3-60, both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes; sections 55:4-1 to 55:4-13, both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes; sections 55:4-14 to 55:4-27, both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes; section 1 of chapter 23 of the laws of 1958; chapter 172 of the laws of 1958; and sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 30 of chapter 340 of the laws of 1948. L.1967, c. 76, s. 28.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-29 - Definitions relative to hotel sanitation.

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 be comprised of several interconnected rooms, such as a bathroom, living room, or multiple bedrooms, in the case of a suite. "Guest touch-point" means any surface in a public space in hotel that is regularly touched by a hotel or motel guest. A guest touch-point includes, but is not limited to, doorknobs, door handles, counters, desks, tables, chairs, sofas, and electronics. "Occupied guest room" means that a guest is currently checked in to a guest room regardless of whether the guest is physically present in the room. "Public space" means any space accessible to a guest within a hotel including, but not limited to, the lobby, including a lobby bathroom, a dining area, a hallway, an elevator, and a bathroom. A public space does not include a guest room. L.2020, c.37, s.1.