[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of North Arlington 11-13-1975 by Ord. No. 5-75 (Ch. 208 of the 1984 Code); amended in its entirety 11-1-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-01. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Every owner of any structure who rents, leases, or lets one or more dwelling units or guest rooms on terms, either express or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply during the period from October 1 through May 15 to maintain a room temperature of not less than 68° F. in all habitable spaces, bathrooms and toilet rooms during the hours between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and maintain a temperature of not less than 65° F. during other hours. The temperature shall be measured at a point three feet above the floor and three feet from the exterior.
At any time of year when unseasonable weather presents an outside temperature of 50° F. or under, said owners shall supply heat in accordance with the above-stated hours.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any provision of this chapter or fail to comply therewith shall, for each and every violation and noncompliance, forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than $50 per day, per violation, per dwelling unit, the exact amount to be left to the discretion of the Magistrate before whom the complaint is made. The imposition of a penalty for a violation of this chapter shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; such violation shall be remedied within a reasonable time. The imposition of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced compliance with the provision of this chapter.