[Ord. #1953, 6-12-2007, added]
a. 
Pursuant to the requirements of the New Jersey Landlord Act, N.J.S.A. 46:8-27, et seq. every landlord renting residential property located within the Township shall, within 30 days of the first tenancy, file a certificate of registration in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 46:8-28, as may be amended from time to time, with the Development Control Officer/Housing Administrator and provide a copy of the certificate simultaneously to the tenant. The certificate of registration shall be filed with the Development Control Officer/Housing Administrator of the Bernards Township Engineering Department.
[Ord. #2414, 4-23-2019, amended]
b. 
An amended certificate of registration shall be filed by the landlord within 20 days after any change in the information required in the certificate, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 46:8-28.2, as may be amended, with the Development Control Officer/Housing Administrator and shall also provide a copy of the amended certificate of registration to the tenant.
c. 
In addition to the foregoing, every landlord is to certify compliance with each notice requirement:
[Ord. #2414, 4-23-2019, added]
1. 
Crime insurance: the landlord has provided notice to tenant as a resident of the property that, as required by New Jersey law (N.J.S.A. 46:8-39), under Title VI of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, the federal government is subsidizing crime insurance in order to make the same available to residents in the State of New Jersey.
2. 
Truth in renting: the landlord has provided the Truth in Renting information to the tenant, required to be provided by New Jersey law (N.J.S.A. 46:8-45). The landlord affirms compliance with New Jersey law (N.J.S.A. 46:8-46) that requires landlords to provide a copy of the New Jersey Truth in Renting pamphlet (a twenty-six-page pamphlet) to all tenants with a rental term of at least one month who are renting a house, duplex, condominium, or apartment with at least three units (unless the landlord lives in one of the three apartments). Any landlord who fails to provide the tenant with this pamphlet shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $100 for each offense.
3. 
Security deposits. In accordance with New Jersey law (N.J.S.A. 46:8-19), the landlord has provided notice to the tenant that the landlord will pay the tenant interest on the tenant's security deposit, less any service fee charged by the bank or investment company. Interest will be paid annually on the anniversary of the tenant's lease in cash or as a credit towards rent due. Further, the landlord will annually notify the tenant of certain information concerning the security deposit: the name of the bank where the security deposit is held, the type of account in which the funds are deposited, and the account's interest rate. The landlord is prohibited from increasing the amount of the security deposit by more than 10% per year.