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NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7 - Rules, regulations.

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 welfare of the occupants or intended occupants thereof, or of the public generally. Any such regulations issued and promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall provide standards and specifications for such maintenance materials, methods and techniques, fire warning and extinguisher systems, elevator systems, emergency egresses, and such other protective equipment as the commissioner shall deem reasonably necessary to the health, safety and welfare of the occupants or intended occupants of any units of dwelling space in any hotel or multiple dwelling, including but not limited to: (a) Structural adequacy ratings; (b) Methods of egress, including fire escapes, outside fireproof stairways, independent stairways, and handrails, railings, brackets, braces and landing platforms thereon, additional stairways, and treads, winders, and risers thereof, entrances and ramps; (c) Bulkheads and scuttles, partitions, walls, ceilings and floors; (d) Garbage and refuse collection and disposal, cleaning and janitorial services, repairs, and extermination services; (e) Electrical wiring and outlets, and paints and the composition thereof; (f) Doors, and the manner of opening thereof; (g) Transoms, windows, shafts and beams; (h) Chimneys, flues and central heating units; (i) Roofing and siding materials; (j) Lots, yards, courts and garages, including the size and location thereof; (k) Intakes, open ducts, offsets and recesses; (l) Windows, including the size and height thereof; (m) Rooms, including the area and height thereof, and the permissible number of occupants thereof; (n) Stairwells, skylights and alcoves; (o) Public halls, including the lighting and ventilation thereof; (p) Accessory passages to rooms; (q) Cellars, drainage and air space; (r) Water-closets, bathrooms and sinks; (s) Water connections, including the provision of drinking and hot and cold running water; (t) Sewer connections, privies, cesspools, and private sewers; (u) Rain water and drainage conductors; (v) Entrances and ramps; and (w) Presence of lead-based paint hazards in multiple dwellings and in single-family and two-family dwellings, exclusive of owner-occupied dwelling units, subject to P.L.2003, c.311 (C.52:27D-437.1 et al.). In a common interest community, any inspection fee for and violation found within a unit which is solely related to this subsection shall be the responsibility of the unit owner and not the homeowners' association, unless the association is the owner of the unit. L.1967, c.76, s.7; amended 2003, c.311, s.19; 2007, c.251, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.1 - Equipment with smoke detectors or alarms; rules and regulations

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 testing of smoke detectors and smoke alarms based upon the construction, size and design of such building, and any other rules and regulations which the commissioner considers necessary for the administration of this supplemental act. L.1979, c. 419, s. 1, eff. Feb. 8, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.2 - No code or standard to exceed standards under "State Uniform Construction Code Act"

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.). L.1979, c. 419, s. 2, eff. Feb. 8, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.3 - Parking for persons with physical disabilities.

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 to the principal accesses of the multiple dwelling.  A minimum of one percent of the total number of parking spaces provided for the occupants of the multiple dwelling, but not less than one parking space, shall be set aside as parking for persons with physical disabilities. Each space or group of spaces shall be identified with a clearly visible sign displaying the International Symbol of Access along with the following wording: "This space reserved for drivers with physical disabilities." Where possible, the space shall be 12 feet wide to allow room for a person using a wheelchair, braces, or crutches to get in and out of either side of an automobile onto a level, paved surface suitable for wheeling and walking and shall be located so that a person using a wheelchair, braces, or crutches is not compelled to wheel or walk behind parked cars. Where applicable, curb ramps shall be provided to permit a person with a physical disability access from the parking area to the sidewalk.  For purposes of this section "physical disability" means a physical impairment for which a person uses a wheelchair, or which causes a person to walk with difficulty or walk insecurely; affects the sight or hearing of a person to the extent that a person functioning in public areas is insecure or exposed to danger; causes a person to have faulty coordination; or reduces mobility, flexibility, coordination, and perceptiveness of a person to the extent that facilities are needed to provide for the safety of that person.  L.1985, c.280, s.1; amended 2017, c.131, s.215.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.4 - 5-unit minimum

55:13A-7.4. 5-unit minimum  This act shall not apply to any multiple dwelling with fewer than 5 units. L. 1985, c. 280, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.5 - Internal security exemption

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.  L. 1987, c. 270, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.6 - Applicable provisions

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 hotels.  L. 1987, c. 270, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.7 - Hotel room notices, procedures followed in event of fire or smoke

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 Department of Community Affairs shall adopt regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to implement the provisions of this act.  L.1991,c.218,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.8 - Indirect apportionment of heating costs

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 consumption by separate metering devices, approved by the Board of Public Utilities pursuant to R.S.48:2-25, for each such dwelling unit.  L.1991,c.453,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.9 - Method or device, approval, requirements

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 for the purpose of indirect apportionment of heating costs shall be installed or employed until the commissioner has certified, upon the basis of evidence and documentation presented in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 3 of this act, that:  (1) the method and any device proposed to be employed for that purpose are reliable and accurate;  (2) a schedule of inspection and maintenance sufficient to ensure the continued reliability and accuracy of the system will be maintained;  (3) the method of calculation and apportionment will result in an equitable distribution of heating costs among the dwelling units of the multiple dwelling upon the basis of actual usage;  (4) the system will incorporate a provision of individual thermostatic controls permitting heat usage in each dwelling unit to be varied by the tenants thereof;  (5) billing of heating costs to each dwelling unit shall include, for the period covered by each such billing, a statement of the actual fuel or current costs incurred during that period for the entire multiple dwelling and of the proportion thereof apportioned to each dwelling unit;  (6) no costs other than those for fuel or current be apportioned under this method.  c. Regulations adopted by the commissioner under authority of this act shall require adequate certification of the performance of inspection and maintenance pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this section. Failure to maintain a required schedule of maintenance and inspection, or to correct promptly any failure or malfunction in the system of indirect apportionment of heating costs shall constitute a violation of the act to which this act is a supplement.  L.1991,c.453,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.10 - Rules, regulations

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.  L.1991,c.453,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.11 - Existing systems, use

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 following that effective date.  L.1991,c.453,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.12 - Definitions relative to child-protection window guards.

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 10 years or younger may through accident, ignorance or inadvertence, remove, open or dislodge it so as to permit such fall or ejection. Such window guards shall conform to specifications developed by the commissioner regarding design, construction and installation so as to accomplish the purpose of this act. A municipality may adopt standards that afford tenants greater protections than are provided pursuant to the commissioner's specifications. The commissioner's specifications for double hung windows shall ensure that window guards protect the full openable area of each lower window. The specifications shall provide that all window guards shall be designed and installed as to ensure that any space between the lowest section of the top horizontal bar of the window guard and the bottom of the upper sash is less than four inches. Installation of rigid metal stops in the upper tracks of a bottom window or other attempts to limit the ability to raise the bottom window shall not be an acceptable method of satisfying the specifications provided for in this section. Window stops may be utilized as a safety enhancement when used in addition to installed window guards. "common interest community" means a horizontal property regime, condominium, cooperative, or mutual housing corporation in which some of the property, known as common elements, is owned as tenants-in-common by all of the property owners. "unit owners' association" means the association organized for the purpose of management of the common elements and facilities of a common interest community. L.1995,c.120,s.1; amended 2006, c.55, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.12a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.12a - Short title.

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." L.2006,c.55,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.15 - Noninterference with window guards; removal, certain.

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, that the owner or the representative of the owner may remove window guards from an unoccupied unit or, with the consent of the tenant, from a unit in which no child 10 years of age or under resides or is regularly present for a substantial period of time; and provided, further, that the owner or the representative of the owner shall remove window guards when requested to do so by the tenant in writing. L.1995,c.120,s.; amended 2006, c.55, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.16 - Rules, regulations; guidelines for use, orientation programs.

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 installation of window guards. The commissioner shall promulgate model forms and lease provisions for the notices required to be provided pursuant to P.L.1995, c.120 (C.55:13A-7.12 et seq.) and specifications for inspections and log-keeping requirements. b. The commissioner shall establish guidelines for orientation programs designed to educate tenants about the safe use and manipulation of window guards and their rights concerning child-protection window guards pursuant to P.L.1995, c.120 (C.55:13A-7.12 et seq.) and ensure that an orientation program is offered annually prior to March 1 of each year in the following: (1) every multiple dwelling of at least four stories in height which was built with public funds or public assistance, or financed, in whole or in part, by a loan guaranteed or insured by the federal government or any agency thereof, including the allocation of low-income tax credits; and (2) every multiple dwelling of at least four stories in height in which a recipient of State or federal rental assistance resides. Notice of the orientation program shall be posted in appropriate common areas of the building at least two weeks prior to the date of the program. L.1995,c.120,s.5; amended 2006, c.55, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.17 - Carbon monoxide sensor devices required in hotel, multiple dwelling

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 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.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.18 - Posting of drinking water test reports in multiple dwellings.

55:13A-7.18 Posting of drinking water test reports in multiple dwellings.  8. a. The owner of a multiple dwelling who is required to prepare a Consumer Confidence Report pursuant to the "Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996,"42 U.S.C.s.300f et al., or who receives a Consumer Confidence Report from the owner or operator of a public community water system, shall post each Consumer Confidence Report it prepares or receives in each common area routinely used by the tenants living in the multiple dwelling unit, or, if there is no common area routinely used by the tenants, the owner of the multiple dwelling shall transmit a copy of the Consumer Confidence Report to each dwelling unit. b. The owner of a multiple dwelling unit who is a supplier of water but is not required to prepare a Consumer Confidence Report pursuant to the "Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996," and who is required to conduct tests of its drinking water by the Department of Environmental Protection, shall post a chart setting forth the results of the water tests, including the level of detection and, as appropriate for each contaminant, the maximum contaminant level, highest level allowed, action level, treatment technique, or other expression of an acceptable level, for each contaminant, in each common area routinely used by the tenants living in the multiple dwelling unit, or, if there is no common area routinely used by the tenants, the owner of the multiple dwelling shall transmit a copy of the chart to each dwelling unit. The chart also shall include in bold print the statement required to be included in a Consumer Confidence Report pursuant to 40 CFR s.141.154(a). The chart shall not include contaminants that are not detected. c. The Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs shall include in the statement of the established rights and responsibilities of residential tenants and landlords prepared pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1975, c.310 (C.46:8-45) the requirements imposed on owners of multiple dwellings pursuant to subsection a. and subsection b. of this section. The Department of Community Affairs shall enforce the provisions of this section. The Department of Community Affairs shall not be required to conduct on-site inspections to determine compliance with this section more frequently than any on-site inspections of multiple dwellings are conducted by the department pursuant to any other law. d. As used in this section, "multiple dwelling" and "dwelling unit" shall have the same meaning as in section 3 of P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-3). L.1999,c.362,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 55:13A-7.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing|Section 55:13A-7.19 - Posting of emergency contact information, instructions on accessing comprehensive social services information in tenant-occupied multiple dwelling.

55:13A-7.19 Posting of emergency contact information, instructions on accessing comprehensive social services information in tenant-occupied multiple dwelling.  1. a. The following information shall be posted in at least one conspicuous area, where the information is most likely to be viewed by tenants, of a tenant-occupied multiple dwelling and on the Internet website of any management company that manages a tenant-occupied multiple dwelling: (1) emergency contact instructions, and the name, address, and telephone number of an individual representative of the record owner or managing agent who may be reached or contacted at any time in the event of an emergency affecting the premises or any unit of dwelling space, in accordance with the landlord registration requirements set forth in subsection f. of section 2 of P.L.1974, c.50 (C.46:8-28); and (2) instructions on how to access and use the comprehensive social services information toll-free telephone hotline, established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1991, c.542 (C.30:1-1.1). b. The following information shall be contained in a printed notice, conspicuously set forth in prominent boldface type, in every lease offered to a tenant in a multiple dwelling: (1) the Internet website address of the management company that manages the multiple dwelling; and (2) instructions on how to access and use the comprehensive social services information toll-free telephone hotline, established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1991, c.542 (C.30:1-1.1). c. The information provided to tenants in accordance with subsections a. and b. of this section shall be made available in English and Spanish. L.2021, c.269.