[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Prospect Park 2-10-1986 (Ch. 51 of the 1974 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
IMPERMISSIBLE UNIT
A residential dwelling unit which is:
A. 
A residential dwelling unit for which no certificate of occupancy has been issued;
B. 
A residential unit which is in excess of the number of such units for a particular building or zone according to Chapter 235, Part 6, Zoning; or
C. 
A residential unit which was created without the required plumbing, electrical or building permits.
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT
A building or portion thereof, rented or occupied for dwelling purposes to one or more tenants or family units.
No person shall rent or suffer to be occupied an impermissible unit in a building which such person owns or otherwise controls.
A. 
Any person who violates the chapter shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100, not more than $1,000 or a confinement of not more than 90 days in jail, or both.
B. 
For purposes of determining violations of § 226-3A of this chapter, each and every day of continued rental or occupancy shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct violation.
C. 
Any tenant who receives a notice of eviction pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1974, c. 49 (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2) that results from zoning or Code enforcement activity for an illegal occupancy, as set forth in Clause (3) of Subsection g. of Section 2 of P.L. 1974, c. 49 (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1), shall be considered a displaced person and shall be entitled to relocation assistance in an amount equal to six times the monthly rental paid by the displaced person. The owner of the structure shall be liable for the payment of relocation assistance pursuant to this section. This section shall not be interpreted as creating a responsibility by the Borough of Prospect Park to pay relocation assistance.
[Added 8-8-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-10]