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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 54A - New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act › Section 54A:11-6 - Regulations.

54A:11-6 Regulations.
6. a. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any federal regulations implementing 26 U.S.C. s.5000A, as that section and those regulations are in effect on December 15, 2017, shall apply as though incorporated into this act. Federal guidance interpreting these federal regulations shall similarly apply.
b. The State Treasurer shall adopt regulations implementing this section, which shall include modifications necessary to reflect the differences between this act and 26 U.S.C. s.5000A, and other differences between the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act" and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
c. All references in this act to any of the provisions of 26 U.S.C. s.5000A shall be to that provision as in effect on December 15, 2017.
L.2018, c.31, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 54A - New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act › Section 54A:11-7 - Program to determine eligibility for exemption.

54A:11-7 Program to determine eligibility for exemption.
7. a. The State Treasurer shall establish a program for determining whether to grant a certification that an individual is entitled to an exemption from either the individual responsibility requirement pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of this act or the tax imposed pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of this act by reason of religious conscience or hardship.
b. The State Treasurer shall make the determination whether to grant an exemption pursuant to this section and shall notify the individual granted an exemption.
L.2018, c.31, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 54A - New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act › Section 54A:11-9 - Notification to taxpayer.

54A:11-9 Notification to taxpayer.
9. Not earlier than November 1 nor later than November 30 of each year, the State Treasurer, in consultation with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, shall send a notification to each taxpayer who files a gross income tax return indicating if the taxpayer or one of the taxpayer's dependents is not enrolled in minimum essential coverage as required by this act. That notification shall contain information on the services available to obtain coverage, including through the federally-facilitated health insurance Exchange established pursuant to the Affordable Care Act.
L.2018, c.31, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 54A - New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act › Section 54A:11-10 - Rules, regulations.

54A:11-10 Rules, regulations.
10. The State Treasurer, in consultation with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), in order to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2018, c.31, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 54A - New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act › Section 54A:12-2 - Definitions relative to pass-through entity business alternative income tax.

54A:12-2 Definitions relative to pass-through entity business alternative income tax.
2. As used in P.L.2019, c.320 (C.54A:12-1 et al.):
"Direct share of the tax paid" means the portion of business alternative income tax calculated on the sum of each member's share of distributive proceeds attributable to the pass-through entity.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury.
"Distributive proceeds" means (1) in the case of a pass-through entity classified as a partnership for purposes of federal income tax law, the sum of (a) the distributive share of partnership income derived from sources both inside and outside New Jersey of all partners who are resident individuals, estates, or trusts that the partnership is required to report to the director under N.J.S.54A:5-4 plus (b) the distributive share of partnership income derived from sources inside New Jersey of all partners of the pass-through entity who are not resident individuals, estates, or trusts that the partnership is required to report to the director under section N.J.S.54A:5-4; and (2) in the case of an electing S corporation, the pro rata share of S corporation income allocated to this State as determined under section 12 of P.L.1993, c.173 (C.54A:5-10). For purposes of determining distributive proceeds, a pass-through entity shall apply the allocation factors determined under N.J.S.54A:5-7.
"Limited liability company" means an entity organized pursuant to the "Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act," P.L.2012, c.50 (C.42:2C-1 et seq.), or prior law providing for the formation of a limited liability company in this State, or formed as a limited liability company under similar statutes of other states, that is classified as a partnership or an S Corporation for purposes of federal income tax law.
"Member" means a shareholder of an S corporation; a partner in a general, limited, or limited liability partnership; or a member of a limited liability company.
"Partnership" means a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, or other unincorporated organization, through or by means of which any business, financial operation, or venture is carried on in this State.
"Pass-through business alternative income tax" means the tax set forth in subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2019, c.320 (C.54A:12-3).
"Pass-through entity" means a partnership, an S corporation, or a limited liability company, with at least one member who is liable for tax on distributive proceeds pursuant to the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq., in a taxable year.
"Share of distributive proceeds" means the portion of distributive proceeds attributable to a member of a pass-through entity in a taxable year.
"Taxable year" means the same as in N.J.S.54A:1-2.
"Taxed at the business entity level" means taxed pursuant to an election made under P.L.2019, c.320 (C.54A:12-1 et al.).
L.2019, c.320, s.2; amended 2021, c.419, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 54A - New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act › Section 54A:12-4 - Powers of director for administration.

54A:12-4 Powers of director for administration.
4. a. For the purpose of administration of P.L.2019, c.320 (C.54A:12-1 et al.), the director shall have those powers as the director deems necessary to apply to a pass-through entity subject to P.L.2019, c.320 (C.54A:12-1 et al.), for the reporting, payment, collection, administration, and enforcement of the tax imposed pursuant to P.L.2019, c.320 (C.54A:12-1 et al.), as may be applicable to the collection, administration, and enforcement of the New Jersey gross income tax provided in the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq., and the "New Jersey State Uniform Tax Procedure Law," N.J.S.54:48-1 et seq., except as otherwise provided by subsection b. of this section.
b. Taxes collected under the provisions of P.L.2019, c.320 (C.54A:12-1 et al.) shall be deposited by the State Treasurer in the General Fund.
L.2019, c.320, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 54A - New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act › Section 54A:12-6 - Pass-through entity owned by corporate and non-corporate members.

54A:12-6 Pass-through entity owned by corporate and non-corporate members.
12. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to the contrary, the director may, immediately, upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, prescribe forms and adopt regulations that the director deems necessary to administer the provisions of this act, which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed 360 days following enactment of P.L.2019, c.320 (C.54A:12-1 et al.) and may thereafter be amended, adopted, or readopted by the director in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410.
L.2019, c.320, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:13A-1 - Short title

55:13A-1. Short title
This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law."
L.1967, c. 76, s. 1, eff. May 31, 1967. Amended by L.1970, c. 138, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:13A-2 - Declaration of policy; liberal construction

55:13A-2. Declaration of policy; liberal construction
This act being deemed and hereby declared remedial legislation necessary for the protection of the health and welfare of the residents of this State in order to assure the provision therefor of decent, standard and safe units of dwelling space, shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes and intent thereof.
L.1967, c. 76, s. 2, eff. May 31, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:13A-4 - Supervisor of bureau of housing inspection; administration and enforcement of act

55:13A-4. Supervisor of bureau of housing inspection; administration and enforcement of act
The Bureau of Housing Inspection heretofore constituted in the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal in the Department of Community Affairs by section 23 of chapter 293 of the laws of 1966 shall be under the immediate supervision of a supervisor, who shall administer and enforce the provisions of this act, subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner, and who shall perform such other duties as the commissioner may direct or as may be provided by law. Said supervisor shall be a licensed architect or professional engineer of this State who shall be appointed by the commissioner subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service.
L.1967, c. 76, s. 4, eff. May 31, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:13A-5 - Board of Housing Inspection abolished; powers, functions, duties transferred.

55:13A-5 Board of Housing Inspection abolished; powers, functions, duties transferred.
5. (a) The Board of Housing Inspection heretofore constituted in the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal in the Department of Community Affairs by section 23 of chapter 293 of the laws of 1966 is hereby abolished, except that the powers, functions and duties of said Board of Housing Inspection are hereby transferred to and vested in the commissioner.
(b) The office of supervisor of hotel fire safety heretofore constituted in the Bureau of Housing Inspection of the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal in the Department of Community Affairs by section 24 of chapter 293 of the laws of 1966 is hereby abolished, except that the powers, functions and duties of said office of supervisor of hotel fire safety are hereby transferred to and vested in the commissioner.
L.1967, c.76, s.5; amended 2013, c.253, s.54.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:13A-13a - Conduct of inspections

55:13A-13a. Conduct of inspections
a. Any inspection required under P.L. 1967, c. 76 (C. 55:13A-1 et seq.) shall be conducted by the commissioner except as provided in subsection b. of this section or where a municipality has a cooperative arrangement, with the bureau to perform these inspections in which case the inspection shall be conducted by the municipality; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall preclude the bureau from conducting inspections in any municipality for the purpose of monitoring or auditing the performance of local agencies, as provided hereinafter, or inspectors, or for the purpose of dealing with imminent hazards.
b. In any municipality which maintains a permanent local agency for the purpose of conducting inspections and enforcing laws, ordinances and regulations concerning buildings and structures within the municipality, and such agency is supervised by, and has all hotel and multiple dwelling inspections performed by persons licensed by, the commissioner under this act, the municipal governing body may by ordinance designate that agency to conduct the inspections and enforce the regulations prescribed by or pursuant to P.L. 1967, c. 76 (C. 55:13A-1 et seq.). Where an ordinance is in effect all inspections required pursuant to P.L. 1967, c. 76 within the territorial limits of the municipality shall be conducted by the agency so designated, subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner; and all applications otherwise directed by law to be filed with the commissioner, and all fees and penalties otherwise to be imposed or collected by the commissioner, shall in such a municipality be filed with, or imposed or collected by, the local agency designated by ordinance pursuant to this subsection; provided, that in no case shall the local agency collect or impose a penalty in excess of the minimum amount which the commissioner is authorized by law to collect or impose for the same violation, or to assess a continuing penalty, without the written prior approval of the bureau. The commissioner shall have the power to order corrective action as may be necessary where a local agency is found to be failing to carry out its responsibilities under this act and to suspend the authority of the local agency under this subsection where the local agency repeatedly or habitually fails to enforce the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L. 1967, c. 76 (C. 55:13A-1 et seq.) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
c. Any person affected by the determinations made pursuant to any inspection conducted under P.L. 1967, c. 76 (C. 55:13A-1 et seq.) may appeal those determinations to the Office of Administrative Law with the final decision to be issued by the commissioner; provided, however, that the cost of any such hearing to the department shall be borne by the local agency in any case where the inspection fee is required to be paid to a local agency or in which the notice, order or decision being contested was issued by a local agency.
L. 1987, c. 30, s. 3.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.