As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
MULTIPLE DWELLING
Includes any building or structure and the land appurtenant
thereto containing two (2) or more apartments or dwelling units rented
or offered to tenants, including mobile homes and mobile trailer parks,
excepting, however, owner-occupied two-family homes, motels, hotels
and boarding homes.
[Amended 6-16-2011 by Ord. No. 11-14]
Every owner of premises containing two or more
apartments or dwelling units, including mobile homes and mobile trailer
parks, shall file, under oath, with the Municipal Clerk of the Borough
of Carteret a statement containing the address of the premises, the
name and address of the owner of the premises, the name and address
of the superintendent and/or the name and address of the agent in
charge of the premises, the number of apartments/mobile units in said
premises, a description by number or letter of each such apartment
in the premises and the name of the tenant located within said premises
on the date the statement was prepared. If the owner of said premises
is a corporation or other entity other than an individual, said statement
shall be made under oath by the president, vice president or secretary
of said corporation or a principal of such other entity. This shall
include all one- or two-unit rental dwelling premises, to include
owner-occupied two-family and non-owner-occupied single-family rental
properties.
No multiple dwellings, apartments, dwelling
units or mobile space shall be leased, subleased, rented, let or sold
to any tenant, lessee or purchaser unless a certificate of habitability
is issued by the Code Enforcement Officer of the borough.
[Amended 9-4-2003 by Ord. No. 03-33]
The fee for said certificate of habitability
or temporary certificate of habitability, including the review of
statement and inspection, shall be the same as may be required for
a certificate of occupancy and shall be paid with the statement setting
forth the vacation of the apartment in question.
No certificate of habitability shall be issued
for any multiple dwelling unit/mobile unit that is not fit for human
habitation, occupancy or use and in full compliance with all of the
ordinances of the Borough of Carteret, the statutes and regulations
of the State of New Jersey and the laws of the United States of America
relating to building, health, safety or general welfare, and no certificate
of habitability shall be issued if there are found on the premises
defects causing the hazards of fire, accident or other calamities,
lack of adequate ventilation, lack of adequate light or sanitary facilities,
dilapidation, disrepair or structural defects or uncleanliness so
as to tend to cause or spread disease or harbor insects, rodents or
vermin.
If, in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer,
additional expertise is needed from either the Health Department,
the Police Department or the Fire Department in order to determine
whether hazards exist, said Code Enforcement Officer herein has the
power to secure the assistance and to enter the premises in conjunction
with representatives of said Departments so as to make inspections
of the premises.
No owner or representative of an owner or tenant
shall officially request an inspection until such time that he verifies,
in writing, that, in his judgment, the apartment or dwelling is not
being maintained in violation of the laws of the Borough of Carteret,
State of New Jersey and/or the United States of America.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be the final
authority as to whether violations exist and whether a summons shall
be issued returnable in the Municipal Court of the borough.
[Amended 4-19-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties set forth in §
1-17 of this Code.