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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-181.1 - Municipal Efficiency Promotion Aid Program.

52:27D-181.1 Municipal Efficiency Promotion Aid Program.
1. There shall be appropriated annually by the Legislature for each State fiscal year an amount not less than $34,825,000 for the Municipal Efficiency Promotion Aid Program. Prior to the adoption of rules and regulations by the Local Finance Board pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2007, c.54 (C.52:27D-18.2), the amount appropriated shall be distributed to municipalities on or before September 1 of the State fiscal year in proportion to the number of residents of each municipality as determined pursuant to the most recent federal decennial census. In the second year following the adoption of regulations by the Local Finance Board pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2007, c.54 (C.52:27D-18.2), amounts appropriated to municipalities shall be distributed as aid to reward those municipalities that meet the performance measures promulgated by the board. The payment of Municipal Efficiency Promotion Aid Program aid shall be used solely and exclusively by each municipality for the purpose of reducing the amount the municipality is required to raise by local property tax levy for municipal purposes. If the amount of the payment exceeds the amount required to be raised by local property tax levy for municipal purposes, the balance of the payment shall be used to reduce the amount the municipality is required to collect for county purposes, notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other law to the contrary. The Local Finance Board shall certify annually that each municipality has complied with the requirements set forth herein.
L.1995,c.247,s.1; amended 2007, c.54, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-183 - Legislative findings and declarations

52:27D-183. Legislative findings and declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that: the housing requirements of the growing population of senior citizens are significantly different from the rest of the population due to functional or social impairments and progressive limitations of mobility and physical capabilities over time; as a result of the absence of specially designed housing with supportive services, elderly persons suffering from short-term or permanent disability or the natural consequences of aging are often subject to inappropriate, premature or overextended institutionalization resulting in overutilization of costly services and the negative impact of the institutional environment on the individual's emotional and physical well-being; a need exists to fill this gap in the housing continuum between independent living and institutionalization for those senior citizens who do not require highly intensive support systems yet cannot maintain a totally independent lifestyle; congregate housing has proven to be a successful and cost effective means of fulfilling basic shelter and everyday service needs of elderly persons thereby enabling them to preserve their dignity and independence in a secure environment.
The Legislature further finds and declares that critical deficiencies in the availability of congregate housing services are partially attributable to the inability of a large percentage of the elderly population on fixed or limited incomes to absorb the cost of the services as part of the rental payments.
The Legislature, therefore, declares it to be the policy of this State to promote the health, safety and welfare of its senior citizens by encouraging the development of congregate facilities where none presently exist and by providing financial assistance to those frail elderly persons who are in need of basic services but cannot afford the cost of such services. The Legislature further declares that the provision of congregate housing service subsidies for frail elderly persons is a public purpose for which moneys may be expended or granted and the enactment of this act is in the public interest.
L.1981, c. 553, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-184 - Definitions

52:27D-184. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs or his designee;
b. "Congregate housing facility" means that part of a residential housing facility which incorporates subsidized senior citizen housing consisting of individualized apartment units and supportive services needed by project residents who are functionally or socially impaired to enable them to maintain or to return to a semi-independent lifestyle and to avoid premature institutionalization;
c. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs;
d. "Disabled person" means a person having an impairment which is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration and substantially impedes the person's ability to live independently unless the person receives supportive services;
e. "Eligible participant" refers to a project resident who is of low income or suffering economic hardship because of medical or personal reasons and is in need of supportive services but cannot afford the total cost of such services;
f. "Low income" shall be determined by the commissioner pursuant to regulations promulgated under this act, except that the commissioner shall take into account the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development standards for low income for the various communities within this State;
g. "Project resident" means a disabled person or a person 62 years of age and over who resides in a congregate housing facility;
h. "Qualified housing agency" means any nonprofit or limited dividend housing sponsor, owner, entity, or individual, or any municipality, county or public authority constructing, maintaining or operating a congregate housing facility under a federal low or moderate income housing program, under a New Jersey Housing Finance Agency program or under other programs for low and moderate income occupancy;
i. "Service subsidy" means the sum necessary to provide supportive services to an eligible participant in excess of that individual's ability to pay for services as determined by regulations promulgated by the commissioner;
j. "Supportive services" includes a meal program which shall include at least one hot meal a day providing at least one-third of the Recommended Daily Dietary Allowance as determined by the Nutrient Standard Method of menu planning, housekeeping assistance, personal care assistance, and other services conducive to the maintenance of independent living.
L.1981, c. 553, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-185 - Contracts to provide service subsidies and to establish congregate housing facilities; actions to implement act

52:27D-185. Contracts to provide service subsidies and to establish congregate housing facilities; actions to implement act
The Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs is authorized to enter into contracts with qualified housing agencies utilizing sums appropriated under this act to provide service subsidies to eligible participants and to establish congregate housing facilities.
The commissioner shall also take such actions as he deems necessary to implement this act including the provision of advisory and technical assistance, and training and education programs to assist housing agencies to develop supportive service programs and to qualify for financial assistance under this act.
L.1981, c. 553, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-186 - Application by qualified housing agency for assistance

52:27D-186. Application by qualified housing agency for assistance
Whenever any qualified housing agency makes an application to the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs for assistance under this act, the agency shall include, as part of the application, a plan specifying the type and priorities of the supportive services it proposes to provide during the term of the contract. The plan, including fee schedules, shall be related to the needs and characteristics of the project residents eligible for assistance and other residents in need of supportive services.
Each application submitted by the housing agency for assistance under this act shall contain a statement affirming that the supportive services provided will not duplicate any services which are already accessible, affordable and sufficiently available to eligible project residents under programs administered by any federal, State or local agency or any public or private agency or organization and that fees established for services provided under this act are reasonable.
L.1981, c. 553, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-187 - Evaluation of applications

52:27D-187. Evaluation of applications
In evaluating applications for assistance under this act, the commissioner shall take into consideration:
a. The supportive services to be provided and the relationship of each to the needs and characteristics of the project residents who are to receive the services;
b. How quickly supportive services will be established following approval of the application;
c. The adequacy of local social services in assisting project residents to maintain independent living and avoid unnecessary institutionalization;
d. The reasonableness of fee schedules established for each supportive service. These fees shall not exceed the cost of providing the services.
L.1981, c. 553, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-188 - Rules and regulations

52:27D-188. Rules and regulations
The commissioner is authorized to adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) as he may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. The rules and regulations shall provide for at least the following:
a. Standards for the provision of supportive services under this act;
b. Procedures for determination of eligible participants of service subsidies which shall accord each individual fair treatment and due process;
c. Procedures for the review and evaluation of the performance of the qualified housing agencies under this act;
d. An annual evaluation of the effectiveness of the supportive services program to be submitted by the qualified housing agency receiving assistance under this act;
e. Accounting and other standards to prevent any fraudulent or inappropriate use of funds under this act;
f. Procedures for reallocation of funds if services are not established within 6 months after funding approval is granted, if services do not meet the standards promulgated under this act, or if funds are unexpended for whatever reason, except that the 6 month period may be extended by the commissioner where justified.
L.1981, c. 553, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-188.1 - Congregate housing, power-assisted door opener, required.

52:27D-188.1 Congregate housing, power-assisted door opener, required.
1. Within 120 days of the effective date of P.L.2003, c.305 (C.52:27D-188.1 et seq.), every entrance to a building located within a "congregate housing facility," as defined in section 3 of P.L.1981, c.553 (C.52:27D-184), shall be equipped with a power-assisted door opener, if the door of the entrance requires greater than 10 pounds of pull in order to be opened manually.
L.2003,c.305,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-188.2 - Congregate housing, unlocking by remote device, staff required, certain circumstances.

52:27D-188.2 Congregate housing, unlocking by remote device, staff required, certain circumstances.
2. Upon the request of a project resident of a "congregate housing facility," as defined in section 3 of P.L.1981, c.553 (C.52:27D-184), the qualified housing agency operating the facility shall provide for a system which permits the unlocking of a door to a building, other than a door to an individual unit, by a remote device or by staff.
L.2003,c.305,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-188.3 - Enforcement, regulations.

52:27D-188.3 Enforcement, regulations.
3. The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this act and shall adopt regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
L.2003,c.305,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-189 - Personnel to assist commissioner; appropriation to administer act

52:27D-189. Personnel to assist commissioner; appropriation to administer act
The commissioner is empowered to hire, employ or assign such secretarial, clerical or other technical or professional personnel as shall be required to provide technical assistance, conduct performance evaluations and otherwise secure the accountability of the qualified housing agency for compliance with the provisions of this act.
The commissioner may, with the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, allocate from any appropriation made to implement this act, an amount not to exceed $60,000.00 for the administration of this act.
L.1981, c. 553, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-190 - Employment of project residents to provide supportive services

52:27D-190. Employment of project residents to provide supportive services
Each qualified housing agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable, utilize project residents of congregate housing facilities who do not themselves require supportive services, to participate in providing assistance to eligible participants receiving such services. Such persons shall be paid wages which shall not be lower than the State minimum wage.
Employment provided under this section shall be limited to a maximum of 5 hours per day and 20 hours per week for each participating resident. No services or wages provided to an eligible participant under this act may be treated as income for the purposes of any other program or provision of State law.
L.1981, c. 553, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-191 - Annual report; actions by legislature

52:27D-191. Annual report; actions by legislature
The Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs shall report annually to the Legislature an evaluation of the effectiveness of this act. The Legislature shall, upon receiving the report, issue as it may deem necessary and proper, recommendations for administrative or legislative changes affecting the implementation of this act and make appropriations as are necessary to implement this act.
L.1981, c. 553, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-191.1 - Bill of rights for recipients of Congregate Housing Services Program.

52:27D-191.1 Bill of rights for recipients of Congregate Housing Services Program.
l. a. The Department of Human Services shall ensure that a person receiving services under the Congregate Housing Services Program including, but not limited to, meal preparation, housekeeping, shopping, laundry, linens change, companionship, and personal care, receives those services in a manner that promotes the dignity of and shows respect for the person.
b. A Congregate Housing Services Program shall make information related to its services available to the manager of a subsidized housing facility that has contracted with the State to provide a Congregate Housing Services Program. The manager shall be responsible for the distribution and dissemination of the information to its residents and shall include in that information a statement that the services provided by the program shall be provided to:
(1) help meet the needs of a resident;
(2) foster the independence and individuality of a resident;
(3) treat a resident with respect, courtesy, consideration, and dignity; and
(4) assure a resident the right to make choices with respect to services and lifestyle.
c. A Congregate Housing Services Program shall:
(1) advise a resident receiving congregate housing services, in writing, of the availability of information from the Division of Aging Services in the Department of Human Services about issues that may be of concern to a resident; and
(2) make available, upon request, the qualifications of a counselor or other professional who is providing services to residents under the Congregate Housing Services Program.
L.2011, c.125, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.422.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-193 - Liberal construction

52:27D-193. Liberal construction
This act is remedial legislation necessary to protect life and property within this State from the danger of destruction by fire and explosion and shall be liberally construed to effectuate these purposes.
L.1983, c. 383, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-194 - Findings and declarations

52:27D-194. Findings and declarations
It is found and declared that:
a. Although fire safety codes have been adopted by many of New Jersey's municipalities, many others have not adopted these codes and some of the codes which do exist have defects that limit their usefulness.
b. Although some departments of State government have responsibility for fire safety inspection in certain types of buildings, other types of buildings go unregulated; no department is empowered to establish overall minimum standards; and there is therefore no State fire safety code governing all existing buildings.
c. Few municipalities have adopted fire safety codes which require the upgrading of the fire safety provisions of existing buildings; however, so long as these buildings continue to be in use, some of them need to be upgraded in order to protect occupants of the buildings, fire fighters and the general public.
d. Although many municipalities consistently and conscientiously seek to ensure compliance with fire safety codes, others do not, and all are limited in their efforts by serious financial constraints.
e. Existing enforcement processes are often cumbersome, and penalties are often insufficient to deter violations.
f. The pattern of development in the State is such that many buildings posing significant fire safety problems are located in municipalities not equipped to deal with these problems.
g. Recent multiple-death fires in this State and elsewhere indicate the need for strict fire safety codes as minimum standards for the maintenance and upgrading of existing properties, modified as may be necessary for the special requirements of this State, and for county or State enforcement of these codes in high-rise and high-hazard structures when municipalities are unable to enforce them adequately.
L.1983, c. 383, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-195 - Purpose

52:27D-195. Purpose
It is the purpose of this act to ensure that:
a. All areas of this State are protected by a uniform, minimum, fire safety code which will protect the lives and property of the State's citizens.
b. Uniform, thorough and adequately funded fire safety inspections protect the public whenever buildings which pose a serious life safety hazard are found.
c. Penalties for violators are both swift and commensurate with the gravity of the offense.
L.1983, c. 383, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-196 - Definitions

52:27D-196. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs or his delegate.
b. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs.
c. "Fire safety commission" means the fire safety commission created by section 5 of P.L. 1983, c. 382 (C. 52:27D-25e).
d. "High-rise structure" means a building or structure having floors used for human occupancy located either more than six stories or more than 75 feet above the lowest level accessible to a fire department vehicle.
e. "Life hazard use" means a building or structure, or part thereof, classified in any of the following use groups in the 1981 edition of the Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA) Basic Building Code: A-1, A-2, A-3, A-5, and I, a covered mall subject to section 630.0 of the 1981 edition of the BOCA Basic Building Code, and any other use which the commissioner defines by regulation as a life hazard.
f. "Dwelling unit" means a room, suite, or apartment which is occupied or intended to be occupied for dwelling purposes by one or more persons living independently of persons in similar dwelling units.
g. "Enforcing agency" means the department, a municipal or county department or agency, or a fire district which has been authorized by municipal ordinance to enforce this act.
h. "Protective equipment" mean any equipment, device, system or apparatus permitted or required by the commissioner to be constructed or installed in or upon a building, structure or premises for the purpose of protecting the occupants or intended occupants thereof, fire fighters or the public generally from fire or other products of combustion.
i. "Owner" means a person who owns, purports to own, manages, rents, leases or exercises control over a building, structure or premises.
L.1983, c. 383, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-197 - Powers of commissioner

52:27D-197. Powers of commissioner
The commissioner shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of this act, including without limitation, the following powers:
a. To enter and inspect, without prior notice, a building, structure or premises, other than an owner-occupied building used exclusively for dwelling purposes and containing fewer than three dwelling units, and make such investigation as is reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;
b. To enforce and administer the provisions of this act, and to prosecute or cause to be prosecuted violators of the provisions of this act in administrative hearings and in civil proceedings in State and local courts;
c. To assess penalties and to compromise and settle a claim for a penalty for a violation of the provisions of this act in an amount as may appear appropriate and equitable;
d. To hold and exercise all the rights and remedies available to a judgment creditor; and
e. To collect from units of local government and their agencies information reasonable and necessary to carry out the intent of this act.
L.1983, c. 383 s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.1 - Residential structures to have smoke-sensitive alarm devices, portable fire extinguishers.

52:27D-198.1 Residential structures to have smoke-sensitive alarm devices, portable fire extinguishers.
1. A structure used or intended for use for residential purposes by not more than two households shall have a smoke-sensitive alarm device on each level of the structure and outside each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and located on or near the ceiling in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 74-1984 for the installation, maintenance, and use of household fire warning equipment. The installation of battery operated smoke-sensitive alarm devices shall be accepted as meeting the requirements of this section. The smoke-sensitive device shall be tested and listed by a product certification agency recognized by the Bureau of Fire Safety.
Each structure, other than a seasonal rental unit, shall also be equipped with at least one portable fire extinguisher in conformance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Community Affairs pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). For the purposes of this section, "portable fire extinguisher" means an operable portable device, carried and operated by hand, containing an extinguishing agent that can be expelled under pressure for the purpose of suppressing or extinguishing fire, and which is: (1) rated for residential use consisting of an ABC type; (2) no larger than a 10 pound rated extinguisher; and (3) mounted within 10 feet of the kitchen area, unless otherwise permitted by the enforcing agency. "Seasonal rental unit" means a dwelling unit rented for a term of not more than 125 consecutive days for residential purposes by a person having a permanent residence elsewhere, but shall not include use or rental of living quarters by migrant, temporary or seasonal workers in connection with any work or place where work is being performed.
This section shall not be enforced except pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1991, c.92 (C.52:27D-198.2 and 52:27D-198.3).
L.1991,c.92,s.1; amended 2005, c.71, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.2 - Municipal officer, agency to determine compliance.

52:27D-198.2 Municipal officer, agency to determine compliance.
2. a. In any case where a change of occupancy of any building subject to the requirements of section 1 of P.L.1991, c.92 (C.52:27D-198.1) is subject to a municipal ordinance requiring the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, certificate of inspection or other documentary certification of compliance with laws and regulations relating to safety, healthfulness and upkeep of the premises, no such certificate shall issue until the municipal officer or agency responsible for its issuance has determined that the building is equipped with an alarm device or devices and a portable fire extinguisher as required by section 1 of P.L.1991, c.92 (C.52:27D-198.1).
b. In the case of change of occupancy of any building subject to the requirements of section 1 of P.L.1991, c.92 (C.52:27D-198.1) to which the provisions of subsection a. of this section do not apply, no owner shall sell, lease or otherwise permit occupancy for residential purposes of that building without first obtaining from the relevant enforcement agency under the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.) a certificate evidencing compliance with the requirements of P.L.1991, c.92 (C.52:27D-198.1 et seq.). The local governing body having jurisdiction over the said enforcing agency or, where the Bureau of Fire Safety is the enforcing agency, the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall establish a fee which covers the cost of inspection and of issuance of the certificate.
L.1991,c.92,s.2; amended 2005, c.71, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.3 - Fine for noncompliance.

52:27D-198.3 Fine for noncompliance.
3. An owner who sells, leases, rents or otherwise permits to be occupied for residential purposes any premises subject to the provisions of P.L.1991, c.92 (C.52:27D-198.1 et seq.) when the premises do not comply with the requirements of section 1 of P.L.1991, c.92 (C.52:27D-198.1), or without complying with the inspection and certification requirements of section 2 of P.L.1991, c.92 (C.52:27D-198.2), shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500.00 in the case of a violation for an alarm device, or a fine of not more than $100 in the case of a violation for a portable fire extinguisher, which may be collected and enforced by the local enforcing agency as defined in subsection g. of section 5 of P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-196) by summary proceedings pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
L.1991,c.92,s.3; amended 2005, c.71, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.4 - Identifying emblem to be affixed to front of structures with truss construction

52:27D-198.4. Identifying emblem to be affixed to front of structures with truss construction
a. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall, pursuant to the authority under the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.), promulgate rules and regulations to require that an identifying emblem be affixed to the front of structures with truss construction.
The emblem shall be of a bright and reflective color, or made of reflective material. The shape of the emblem shall be an isosceles triangle and the size shall be 12 inches horizontally by 6 inches vertically. The following letters, of a size and color to make them conspicuous, shall be printed on the emblem: "F" to signify a floor with truss construction; "R" to signify a roof with truss construction; or "F/R" to signify both a floor and roof with truss construction.
The emblem shall be permanently affixed to the left of the main entrance door at a height between four to six feet above the ground and shall be installed and maintained by the owner of the building.
The act shall be enforced in accordance with enforcement procedures set forth in P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.).
b. Detached one and two family residential structures with truss construction which are not part of a planned real estate development shall be exempt from the provisions of this act; however, the governing body of a municipality may require by ordinance that emblems be affixed on structures with truss construction.
Individual structures and dwelling units with truss construction which are part of a planned real estate development as defined in section 3 of P.L.1977, c.419 (C.45:22A-23) shall not be required to have an identifying emblem if there is an emblem affixed at each entranceway to the development.
L.1991,c.188,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.5 - Regulations to designate time to correct violations, range of penalties

52:27D-198.5. Regulations to designate time to correct violations, range of penalties
2. The Commissioner of Community Affairs, after consulting with the fire safety commission, shall promulgate regulations in accordance with the powers granted by P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.) to list violations of the uniform fire safety code as promulgated pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-198), designate the period of time within which each such violation is to be corrected by the owner pursuant to a written order issued and served by an enforcing agency, and establish a range of monetary penalties which may be imposed for violations pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 19 of P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-210). In addition, the regulations shall specify those violations which by their nature constitute an imminent hazard to the health, safety or welfare of the occupants, intended occupants, firefighters, or the general public and require the building, structure or premises to be vacated, closed or removed pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-208).
These regulations shall be adopted by the commissioner within 180 days after the effective date of P.L.1991, c.489 (C.52:27D-210 et al.).
L.1991,c.489,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.6 - Conditions for display of certain holiday vegetation.

52:27D-198.6 Conditions for display of certain holiday vegetation.
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, trees and wreaths used in holiday displays may be exhibited in all buildings covered by the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.) under the following conditions:
a. Natural cut trees shall be permitted in any building if the trees:
1) Are located in areas protected by an approved automatic sprinkler system, or
2) Meet the flame-retardant requirements of the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.) provided that the trees are watered daily.
b. Living trees in a balled condition with their roots protected by an earth ball, maintained in a fresh condition and not allowed to become dry, shall be permitted in any building.
c. Holiday wreaths not in excess of 10 percent of the aggregate wall area of any room or space shall be permitted in any building.
d. The appropriate enforcing agency may limit the number of trees in any building.
e. Trees shall not be allowed to obstruct corridors, exits or other means of egress.
f. Open flames such as from candles, lanterns, kerosene heaters and gas-fired heaters shall not be located on or near trees or holiday wreaths.
g. Nothing herein shall apply to, or be construed as extending the jurisdiction of, the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.) to residential buildings.
L.1997,c.428,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.8 - Findings, declarations relative to installation of fire suppression systems in student dormitories.

52:27D-198.8 Findings, declarations relative to installation of fire suppression systems in student dormitories.
2. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Education plays a vital role in the economic development of the nation and the State, by providing the education and training of the work force of the future.
b. The safety of students housed in dormitories at secondary schools, military schools, boarding schools, or at institutions of higher education is a vital concern. These students represent New Jersey's future.
c. Automatic fire suppression systems installed in buildings have been proven to be a very effective method of preventing injury, death and widespread property damage. The construction, reconstruction, development, extension and improvement of dormitory safety facilities, including fire prevention and sprinkler systems, shall therefore be deemed in the public interest and a public purpose.
L.2000,c.56,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.10 - Rules; exemptions.

52:27D-198.10 Rules; exemptions.
4. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52: 14B-1 et seq.), adopt such rules as may be necessary to implement P.L.2000, c.56 (C.52:27D-198.7 et al.). Such rules may include exemption from the requirements of section 3 of P.L.2000, c.56 (C.52:27D-198.9) for any types of buildings that may be determined to not warrant the level of protection provided in section 3 of P.L.2000, c.56 (C.52:27D-198.9) based on the fire hazard risk.
L.2000,c.56,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.11 - Application of funds to secure compliance.

52:27D-198.11 Application of funds to secure compliance.
5. The State Treasurer, after consultation with the Commissioner of Community Affairs, shall have the authority to apply State funds otherwise available to State departments, agencies or instrumentalities for the purpose of securing compliance with the requirements established pursuant to P.L.2000, c.56 (C.52:27D-198.7 et al.). The State Treasurer shall also determine the allocation of moneys to be deposited into the "Dormitory Safety Trust Fund" established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2000, c.56 (C.18A:72A-12.6) resulting from the retirement of bonds previously issued for deposit to the "Dormitory Safety Trust Fund" by the New Jersey educational facilities authority.
L.2000,c.56,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.12 - Standby fees waived.

52:27D-198.12 Standby fees waived.
9. A municipal authority or water utility shall not impose standby fees for any new fire protection system required to be installed pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2000, c.56 (C.52:27D-198.9).
L.2000,c.56,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.13 - Regulations concerning elevator fire recall keys.

52:27D-198.13 Regulations concerning elevator fire recall keys.
1. Not later than six months following the effective date of P.L.2003, c.211 (C.52:27D-198.13 et seq.), the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall promulgate regulations requiring all new elevators, and all elevators undergoing reconstruction, to be equipped to operate with standardized fire recall keys.
L.2003,c.211,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.14 - Installation of lock box in elevator buildings to hold fire recall keys.

52:27D-198.14 Installation of lock box in elevator buildings to hold fire recall keys.
2. a. A municipality, by ordinance, may require the installation of a lock box in each building located in the municipality that has an elevator. A building's elevator fire recall keys shall be placed in the lock box. Lock boxes shall be installed at locations that are readily accessible to fire fighting officials. A building that has elevators with standardized fire recall keys, in accordance with section 1 of P.L.2003, c.211 (C.52:27D-198.13), shall be exempt from this provisions of this section.
b. Not later than the last day of the sixth month following the effective date of P.L.2003, c.211 (C.52:27D-198.13 et seq.), the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall promulgate regulations establishing specifications for elevator fire recall key lock boxes.
L.2003,c.211,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.16 - Adoption, enforcement of federal mattress flammability standard; rules, regulations.

52:27D-198.16 Adoption, enforcement of federal mattress flammability standard; rules, regulations.
2. a. The State of New Jersey shall adopt and enforce as a State safety requirement the federal mattress flammability standard codified at Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 1633, as amended and supplemented.
b. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall promulgate, not later than the first day of the sixth month next following the effective date of this act, the rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
L.2007, c.141, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.18 - Certain existing structures required to be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors.

52:27D-198.18 Certain existing structures required to be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors.
3. a. Within 90 days of the adoption of rules and regulations pursuant to subsection c. of this section, any existing structure other than a structure subject to the provisions of P.L.1999, c.15 (C.52:27D-133.3 et al.) shall be equipped with a carbon monoxide sensor device or devices, unless it is determined that there is no potential carbon monoxide hazard in the structure.
b. Any determination as to the placement of a carbon monoxide sensor device or devices in a structure and as to whether there is a potential carbon monoxide hazard in a structure shall be made in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subsection c. of this section.
c. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to its rule-making authority under the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) in order to effectuate the purposes of this section. The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, standards for the placement of a carbon monoxide sensor device or devices in a structure and for the determination as to whether there is a potential carbon monoxide hazard in a structure.
d. For the purposes of this section:
"Carbon monoxide sensor device" means a carbon monoxide alarm or detector that bears the label of a nationally recognized testing laboratory, and has been tested and listed as complying with the most recent Underwriters Laboratories standard 2034 or its equivalent.
L.2015, c.146, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.19 - Inspection, violations, penalties.

52:27D-198.19 Inspection, violations, penalties.
4. a. An enforcing agency shall inspect each structure subject to the carbon monoxide detector installation requirements of P.L.2015, c.146 (C.52:27D-123f et al.) within its jurisdiction for compliance with such requirements at the time of any inspection conducted pursuant to the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.).
b. The local governing body having jurisdiction over the enforcing agency or, if the Department of Community Affairs is the enforcing agency, the Commissioner of Community Affairs, may establish a fee which covers the cost of inspection and of issuance of a certificate evidencing compliance with the carbon monoxide detector installation requirements of P.L.2015, c.146 (C.52:27D-123f et al.); provided, however, that the fee authorized shall not exceed the costs of inspection and issuance of a certificate.
c. An owner of a structure found to be in violation of the carbon monoxide detector installation requirements of P.L.2015, c.146 (C.52:27D-123f et al.) shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for a first offense and not more than $2,500 for each subsequent offense found upon reinspection to be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The municipal court and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalties provided by this paragraph.
L.2015, c.146, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.20 - Steam radiator cover installation by residential rental property owner.

52:27D-198.20 Steam radiator cover installation by residential rental property owner.
1. a. Within 90 days of the receipt of a written request by a tenant, an owner of a residential rental property shall cover each steam radiator in the tenant's unit with an insulating material or cover that protects tenants, occupants, and other persons on the premises from receiving burns due to contact with the radiator.
b. The owner of a residential rental property that contains uncovered steam radiators shall provide each tenant with notice of their right to request that the landlord provide and install insulating materials or covers pursuant to subsection a. of this section. Such notice shall be provided as a rider to any written residential lease agreement and in writing at least annually. A copy of this notice shall be maintained in a conspicuous location in the common area where notices are regularly provided to tenants.
c. An owner who leases any property subject to the requirements of subsection a. of this section in violation of the requirements of this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500, which may be collected and enforced by the enforcing agency by summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
d. A tenant, occupant, or other person on the premises who sustains an injury as a result of the failure of an owner to comply with the requirements of subsection a. of this section may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for any appropriate legal or equitable relief.
L.2021, c.259.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.21 - Short title.

52:27D-198.21 Short title.
1. P.L.2023, c.186 (C.52:27D-198.21 et al.), shall be known and may be cited as the "Fire Life Safety Damper and Smoke Control System Inspection Verification Act."
L.2023, c.186, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.22 - Findings, declarations.

52:27D-198.22 Findings, declarations.
2. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Studies have shown that most fire deaths are not caused by burns but instead by smoke inhalation. In addition to being toxic, smoke obstructs light and limits visibility, which in turn increases the time it takes a building's occupants to get to safety.
b. In the event of a fire, smoke control systems can help a building's occupants avoid smoke when evacuating a building.
c. Faulty and inoperable fire dampers, smoke dampers, and smoke control systems are likely to exist without periodic inspection and testing as required by law and applicable industry codes and standards. A 2021 University of Maryland study entitled the "Reliability of Fire Dampers, Smoke Dampers and Smoke Control Systems" found a majority of fire life safety dampers inspected, in over 1,100 buildings, needed repair or replacement.
d. Without periodic testing as required by applicable industry codes and standards, faulty and inoperable smoke control systems and fire life safety dampers are likely to exist in New Jersey buildings.
e. The failure of building owners to properly perform periodic inspection and testing of fire dampers, smoke dampers, and smoke control systems is detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of New Jersey and the dwellings and businesses thereof, and visitors thereto.
f. New Jersey does not currently have minimum standards for contractors performing maintenance and physical periodic testing of smoke control systems and fire dampers, smoke dampers, and combination fire and smoke dampers.
L.2023, c.186, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.23 - Building owner, responsible, fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire and smoke dampers, inspected, tested.

52:27D-198.23 Building owner, responsible, fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire and smoke dampers, inspected, tested.
3. a. An owner of a building shall be responsible for ensuring that fire dampers, smoke dampers, and combination fire and smoke dampers installed in a building are inspected and tested as required by the applicable standards adopted pursuant to the Uniform Fire Code. This subsection shall not apply to a single-family, two-family, or attached single-family structure used exclusively for dwelling purposes.
b. For all buildings with a smoke control system, other than single-family, two-family, and attached single-family structures used exclusively for dwelling purposes, a building owner shall subject the smoke control system to smoke control system testing as required by the applicable standards adopted pursuant to the Uniform Fire Code.
L.2023, c.186, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-198.24 - Building owner, routine maintenance, periodic testing schedule, adherence, smoke dampers, fire dampers, combination fire and smoke dampers, smoke control systems.

52:27D-198.24 Building owner, routine maintenance, periodic testing schedule, adherence, smoke dampers, fire dampers, combination fire and smoke dampers, smoke control systems.
4. The owner of a building subject to the provisions of P.L.2023, c.186 (C.52:27D-198.21 et al.) shall adhere to the routine maintenance and periodic testing schedule for the building, to commence immediately after the smoke dampers, fire dampers, combination fire and smoke dampers, and smoke control systems have passed the applicable tests. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall, pursuant to the authority under the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.), promulgate rules and regulations to require a building owner to establish a written schedule for routine maintenance and periodic testing pursuant to the testing schedule required pursuant to the applicable standards adopted pursuant to the "Uniform Fire Code."
L.2023, c.186, s.4.