This chapter may be cited as the "Housing Code
of the Borough of Park Ridge."
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
NEW JERSEY STATE HOUSING CODE
That certain code approved by the State Department of Conservation
and Economic Development and the State Department of Health and filed
in the office of the Secretary of State on January 31, 1962, prescribing
the standards to guide a municipality authorized, by the ordinance
adopting the said code, to enforce the same, in determining the fitness
of a building for human habitation, use or occupancy.
No person shall occupy as owner or occupant
or rent to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit for
the purpose of living therein which does not conform to the applicable
provisions of the New Jersey State Housing Code.
The Board of Health shall be and is hereby designated
as the agency to exercise the powers prescribed by this chapter and
to enforce the provisions thereof. The Board shall serve in such capacity
without any additional salary.
The Board of Health is hereby authorized and
empowered to make, adopt and enforce such written rules and regulations
as it may deem necessary for the proper enforcement of the provisions
of this chapter; provided, however, that such rules and regulations
shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter nor in
anywise alter, amend or supersede any of the provisions thereof. The
Board of Health shall file a certified copy of all rules and regulations
which it may adopt in its office and in the office of the Borough
Clerk.
Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit
shall give the owner thereof or his agent or employee access to any
part of such dwelling or dwelling unit or its premises at all reasonable
times for the purpose of making such repairs or alterations as are
necessary to effect compliance with the provisions of this chapter
or with any lawful rule or regulation adopted or any lawful order
issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 7-8-1974 by Ord. No. 74-16]
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
[Added 3-13-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-6]
For purposes of enforcement of the housing standards as set forth in Chapter
70, Chapter
70 shall apply not only to multifamily residences but all one- and two-family premises non-owner-occupied which are rented or sublet to another for occupancy.