The following definitions shall apply in the
interpretation and enforcement of this chapter:
BASEMENT
The portion of any dwelling located wholly or partly underground.
DWELLING
A building or structure which is wholly or partly used or
intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants.
[Amended 9-3-1997 by Ord. No. 97-5]
DWELLING UNIT
A room or group of rooms located in a dwelling and forming
a single habitable unit, with facilities which are used or intended
to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.
HABITABLE ROOM
A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used
for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes, excluding bathrooms,
laundries, foyers, pantries, communicating corridors, stairways, closets,
basement recreation rooms and storage spaces.
OCCUPANT
Any person, including an owner or operator, living and sleeping
in a dwelling unit or rooming unit.
OPENABLE AREA
The part of a window or door which is available for unobstructed
ventilation and which opens directly to the outdoors.
OPERATOR
Any person having charge, care, management or control of
any dwelling or part thereof in which dwelling units or rooming units
are let.
PERSON
An individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership.
ROOMING UNIT
Any rented room or group of such rooms forming a single habitable
unit used or intended to be used for living and sleeping but not for
cooking or eating purposes.
SUPPLIED
Installed, furnished or provided by the owner or operator
at his expense.
Every portion of a building or premises used
or intended to be used for any dwelling purposes, except hospitals,
penal institutions, education institutions, convalescent homes, tenant
houses for migrant laborers or similar institutions subject to license
and inspection by the State of New Jersey, shall comply with the provisions
of this chapter, irrespective of when such building shall have been
constructed, altered or repaired and irrespective of any permits or
licenses which have been issued for the use or occupancy of the building
or premises, for the construction or repair of the building or for
the installation or repair of equipment or facilities prior to the
effective date of this chapter. This chapter establishes minimum standards
for the initial and continued occupancy of all dwellings. It does
not replace or modify standards otherwise established for the construction,
repair, alteration or use of buildings by the Building Code, Zoning
Ordinance, Plumbing Code or other health and safety regulations of the Township
of Oldmans.
No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or
shall let to another for occupancy any dwelling unit which does not
comply with the following minimum standards for basic equipment and
facilities:
A. Kitchen sink. Every dwelling unit shall contain within
its walls a kitchen sink.
B. Bathroom. Every dwelling unit shall contain within
its walls a bathroom which affords privacy and which is equipped with
a flush toilet, a lavatory basin and a bathtub or shower, provided
that:
(1) In dwelling units existing at the effective date of
these regulations which have both a bathtub and a flush toilet in
the bathroom, the requirement for a lavatory basin may be eliminated.
(2) The occupants of two dwelling units in the same dwelling
may share a single bathroom which meets the above requirements if
neither of the two dwelling units contains more than two rooms and
if the bathroom is accessible to the occupants of each dwelling without
going through the dwelling unit of another person or outside the dwelling.
C. Water supply. Every dwelling unit shall be supplied
with a potable water supply with adequate pressure at all installed
hot and cold water outlets.
D. Hot water. Every kitchen sink, lavatory basin and
bathtub or shower required by this chapter shall be properly connected
with both hot and cold water lines. The hot water lines shall be connected
with water-heating facilities which are capable of heating water to
a temperature of 120º F. even when the required heating facilities
are not in operation.
E. Plumbing fixtures. All required plumbing fixtures
shall be properly connected to an approved water system and to an
approved sewerage system in accordance with the plumbing and sanitation
regulations of the Township of Oldmans.
F. Heating facilities. Every dwelling unit shall have
heating facilities which are capable of safely and adequately heating
all habitable rooms and bathrooms within its walls to a temperature
of at least 70º F. when the outside temperature is 15º
F. Portable heating equipment employing flame and which uses gasoline,
kerosene or illuminating gas or fuel does not meet this standard.
G. Cooking facilities. Every dwelling unit shall be provided
with installed cooking facilities or utility connections for such
facilities. Every piece of cooking equipment shall be so constructed
and installed that it will function safely and effectively and shall
be maintained in sound condition.
H. Electrical service. Every dwelling unit shall be provided
with electrical service. Every habitable room and every bathroom,
laundry room, furnace room or work room shall have at least one baseboard,
wall or ceiling electric outlet, and, in addition, every living room,
bathroom and kitchen shall have at least one convenience outlet. All
electrical work shall be done in accordance with the regulations of
the Township of Oldmans governing electrical installation.
No person shall occupy or let to another for
occupancy any dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit which does not
comply with the following minimum standards for light and ventilation:
A. Natural light in habitable rooms. Every habitable
room shall have at least one window or skylight facing directly to
the outdoors. The minimum aggregate area available for unobstructed
light shall be not less than 10% of the floor area of such room.
B. Light in nonhabitable space. Every stair, hall, cellar,
basement, laundry, furnace room and similar nonhabitable work space
located in a structure used for human habitation shall have either
adequate natural or artificial light available at all times.
C. Ventilation in habitable rooms. Every habitable room
shall be ventilated by either openable areas equal to 45% of the required
window area or by equivalent mechanical ventilation.
D. Ventilation in bathrooms. The required bathroom in
each dwelling unit shall have ventilation either by an openable area
of not less than 1 1/2 square feet facing open space or by mechanical
ventilation.
No person shall occupy or shall let to another
for occupancy any dwelling unit or rooming unit which does not comply
with the following minimum standards for space, use and occupancy.
A. Required space in dwelling units. Every dwelling unit
shall contain at least 500 square feet of habitable floor area for
the first occupant and at least 100 square feet of additional habitable
floor area for each additional inhabitant.
B. Required space in sleeping rooms. Every room occupied
for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 70 square
feet of floor area. Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more
than one occupant shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor space
for each occupant 12 years of age and over and at least 35 square
feet of floor area for each occupant under 12 years of age. For the
purposes of this section, a person under one year of age shall not
be counted as an occupant.
C. Floor area computation; ceiling height. Floor area
shall be calculated on the basis of habitable room area. At least
1/2 of the floor area of every habitable room shall have a ceiling
height of at least seven feet. Any part of the room where the ceiling
height is less than five feet shall not be considered as part of the
floor area in computing floor area to determine maximum permissible
occupancy.
D. Cellar dwelling units. Dwelling units or rooms for
human habitation in cellars are prohibited. A room located below the
level of the ground but with a floor level less than 3 1/2 feet
below the average grade of the ground adjacent to and within 15 feet
of the exterior walls of the room may be used for sleeping, provided
that the walls and floor thereof in contact with the earth have been
dampproofed in accordance with an approved method, and provided that
the windows thereof are at least 15 feet from the nearest building
or wall. In addition, a room used for sleeping purposes under these
provisions shall be provided with a safe and unobstructed means of
egress leading directly to an outside area accessible to a street.
No person shall occupy or let to another for
occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit which does not comply with
the following minimum standards for safe and sanitary maintenance:
A. Structure, exterior. Every foundation, exterior wall,
exterior roof, window, exterior door or hatchway shall be structurally
sound and shall be kept in good repair and shall be substantially
weathertight, watertight and rodentproof. Every outside stair, porch,
railing and balcony shall be safe to use and capable of supporting
the load that normal use may cause to be placed thereon and shall
be kept in sound condition and good repair.
B. Structure, interior. Every floor, interior wall, stair
and ceiling shall be substantially rodentproof, shall be kept in sound
condition and good repair and shall be safe to use and capable of
supporting the load which normal use may cause to be placed thereon.
Cellars and basements shall be reasonably free from dampness to prevent
conditions conducive to decay or deterioration of the structure. The
interior of every structure shall be maintained free from rubbish
and garbage that might become a health, accident or fire hazard and
shall be free from insect, rodent and vermin infestation.
C. Screening. Every window, door or other opening to
outdoor space used for egress or ventilation shall be provided with
such screening as is necessary for effective protection against insects.
D. Exterior property area. Exterior property areas shall
be kept free from organic and inorganic material that might become
a health, accident or fire hazard or that might become sources of
insect, vermin and rodent breeding, harborage and infestation. Stormwater
shall be properly drained to prevent an accumulation of stagnant water
and to prevent the entrance of water into any basement or cellar.
In the absence of specific contractual agreements
between owners and occupants with respect to responsibilities, the
following shall apply:
A. Maintenance of premises. Every occupant of a dwelling
unit shall keep in clean and sanitary condition that part of the dwelling
unit or premises thereof which he occupies or controls. Every owner
of a building containing two or more dwelling units shall be responsible
for maintaining in a clean and sanitary condition the shared or public
areas of the dwelling and premises.
B. Maintenance of equipment. Every occupant of a dwelling
or dwelling unit shall be responsible for the exercise of proper care
and cleanliness in the use and operation of all plumbing fixtures,
sanitary facilities, appliances and equipment therein.
C. Waste disposal. Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling
unit shall dispose of rubbish, garbage and other refuse in accordance
with regulations of the Township of Oldmans governing such matters.
In a dwelling unit containing three or more dwelling units, adequate
rubbish and garbage containers shall be supplied by the owner, unless
there is an agreement between the owner and the occupant to the contrary.
D. Extermination. Every occupant of a single dwelling
unit shall be responsible for the extermination of any rodents, vermin
or other pests therein or on the premises. In a two-family or multifamily
dwelling, the occupant shall be responsible for such extermination
whenever his dwelling unit is the only one infested. When, however,
infestation is caused by failure of the owner to maintain a dwelling
in a rodentproof condition or when two or more dwelling units within
a building are infested, extermination shall be the responsibility
of the owner.
E. Supplied facilities. Every owner of a dwelling unit
or rooming house shall be responsible for keeping supplied facilities
in proper operating condition.
F. Discontinuance of utilities. No owner, operator or
occupant shall cause any service, facility, equipment or utility which
is required to be supplied by the provisions of this chapter to be
removed from, or shut off from, or discontinued for any occupied dwelling
unit, except for necessary repairs, alterations or emergencies.
G. Occupancy or vacant units. No person shall occupy
as owner-occupant or permit to be occupied by another any vacant dwelling
or dwelling unit, unless or until it is in good repair, clean, sanitary,
in habitable condition and in full compliance with all the provisions
of this chapter.
[Amended 12-3-1997 by Ord. No. 97-7; 12-2-1998 by Ord. No. 98-8]
A. No person, firm or corporation owning, managing, conducting
or operating a dwelling unit shall rent, lease, let out or permit
it to be occupied or shall rerent the same, nor shall any person,
firm or corporation purchasing or acquiring, in any manner, occupy
a dwelling unit or permit it to be occupied by others without first
securing a certificate of reoccupancy from the Township Housing Officer.
B. Eligibility. In order to be eligible for a certificate
of reoccupancy, a dwelling unit must comply with all of the provisions
of the most recently revised edition of the BOCA National Property
Maintenance Code as amended by the provisions of this chapter and
all of the ordinances of the Township of Oldmans now in existence
or hereafter enacted pertaining to building, plumbing, electrical,
zoning, health and safety, fire or fire prevention and minimum housing
standards, as well as all departmental regulations established pursuant
to said code, ordinances and laws.
[Added 12-2-1998 by Ord. No. 98-8]
The modifications set forth herein to the most
recently revised edition of the BOCA National Property Maintenance
Code shall govern and establish the standards for the issuance of
certificates of reoccupancy in Oldmans Township:
A. Establishment of a fine of not more than $1,000 or
imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, in the event of a
violation of this chapter.
B. Provision of an avenue of appeal to the Oldmans Township
Committee for any person aggrieved by a decision of the Code Official.
C. Establishing procedural guidelines for the initiation,
litigation and determination of an appeal before the Oldmans Township
Committee.
D. Deleting the provision in the BOCA National Property
Maintenance Code which requires the installation of screens during
certain seasons.
E. Permitting a filtered metal hood or equivalent to
be installed in lieu of a system which vents to the outside.
F. Deleting the provisions of the BOCA National Property
Maintenance Code which require the provision of heat during certain
seasons.
G. Deleting the provisions of the BOCA National Property
Maintenance Code which require the provision of air conditioning during
certain seasons.
H. Requiring the installation of a grounded-type receptacle
or GFI receptacle in each laundry area.
I. Section PM-101.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
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PM-101.1 Title: These regulations shall be known
as the "Property Maintenance Code of the Township of Oldmans."
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J. Section PM-106.2 shall be amended to read as follows:
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PM-106.2 Penalty: Any person who shall violate
a provision of this code shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject
to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not to
exceed 90 days, or both, at the discretion of the court. Each day
that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall
be deemed a separate offense.
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K. Section PM-109.6 shall be amended to read as follows:
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PM-109.6 Hearing: Any person ordered to take
emergency measures shall comply with such order forthwith. Any affected
person shall thereafter, upon petition directed to the Oldmans Township
Committee, be afforded a hearing as described in this Code.
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L. Section PM-111.0 shall be amended to read as follows:
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PM-111.0 Means of Appeal
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PM-111.1 Application for appeal: Any person
affected by a decision of the Code Official or a notice of order issued
under this Code shall have the right to appeal to the Oldmans Township
Committee, provided that a written application for appeal is filed
within 20 days after the day the decision, notice or order was served.
An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true
intent of this Code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been
incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this Code do not fully
apply or the requirements of this code are adequately satisfied by
other means.
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PM-111.2 Notice of meeting: The Oldmans Township
Committee shall meet, consider and decide the appeal within 30 days
of the filing of the appeal.
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PM-111.3 Open hearing: All hearings before the
Oldmans Township Committee shall be open to the public. The appellant,
the appellant's representative, the Code Official and any person whose
interests are affected shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
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PM-111.4 Decision: The Oldmans Township Committee
shall modify or reverse the decision of the Code Official by a concurring
vote of two members.
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PM-111.4.1 Resolution: The decision of the Oldmans
Township Committee shall be by resolution. Certified copies shall
be furnished to the appellant and to the Code Official.
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PM-111.4.2. Administration: The Code Official
shall take immediate action in accordance with the decision of the
Oldmans Township Committee.
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PM-111.5. Court review: Any person, whether
or not a previous party of the appeal, shall have the right to apply
to the appropriate court for review of the decision of the Oldmans
Township Committee made pursuant to this section. Application for
review shall be made in the manner and time required by law following
the filing of the decision in the office of the Oldmans Township Clerk.
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M. Section PM-304.15 is deleted and shall not be enforced
in Oldmans Township.
N. Section PM-404.3 shall be amended to read as follows:
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PM-404.3 Cooking facilities: Ventilation in
a cooking area may be provided, at the discretion of the Housing Officer,
by venting air to the outside or by a filtered metal hood or equivalent.
A filtered metal hood or equivalent shall be securely and properly
installed above a cooking stove even if not vented to the outside.
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O. Section PM-602.2.1 is deleted and shall not be enforced
in Oldmans Township.
P. Section PM-602.3 is deleted and shall not be enforced
in Oldmans Township.
Q. Section PM-605.2 shall be amended to read as follows:
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PM-605.2 Receptacles: Each laundry area shall
contain at least one grounded type receptacle or GFI receptacle. Each
receptacle within 72 inches of a water source shall be a GFI-type
or equipped with a circuit breaker of the GFI-type, with the affected
receptacles properly labeled as such.
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[Added 4-4-1984 by Ord. No. 84-3; amended 9-3-1997 by Ord. No. 97-5]
No person shall hereafter occupy or let to another for occupancy a dwelling or rooming unit which is not equipped with an operable, battery-operated smoke alarm or battery-operated smoke detector, and no certificate of occupancy shall be issued until said battery-operated smoke alarm or smoke detector has been installed and tested to be operable. Said smoke alarm or smoke detector shall be strategically located between the living and sleeping areas of the dwelling or rooming unit. Any person, firm, corporation or other entity who or which shall occupy or let to another to occupy a dwelling unit or rooming unit not equipped with an operable battery-operated smoke alarm or smoke detector shall, upon conviction, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty.
[Added 11-1-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-7]
No property which is located in a Village Residential
(VR) or Village Commercial (VC) Zone in the Village of Pedricktown,
and which has frontage on a public street, shall be sold or title
transferred, nor shall a change in an occupancy by permitted, unless
sidewalks have been installed on said property and said sidewalks
are in good condition. "Good condition," for the purposes of this
chapter, shall mean that the sidewalk is not cracked, irregular or
displaced in such a fashion as to constitute a tripping hazard or
lead to premature deterioration of the sidewalk.
[Added 11-1-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-7]
Except for properties located on Cherry Street,
the Oldmans Township Housing Officer shall not issue a permanent certificate
of occupancy for a property located in a Village Residential (VR)
or Village Commercial (VC) Zone in the Village of Pedricktown, unless
sidewalks have been installed at the property and said sidewalks are
in good condition in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
In the event that repair, replacement or installation of a sidewalk
is required in order to comply with the provisions hereof, the Housing
Officer may issue a temporary certificate of occupancy for a period
not to exceed six months, provided that the property owner has made
adequate provision for the replacement, repair or installation of
the sidewalk. The terms of this section shall not apply to any property
bordering on Cherry Street.
[Added 5-2-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-3]
In the event that a property owner is unable to comply with the provisions of §
103-11.1 of the Oldmans Township Code by reason of the physical condition of the property or the existence of improvements already built on the property or for any other reason, the property owner may apply to the Township Engineer for relief from the provisions of §
103-11.1 of the Oldmans Township Code. The application for exemption shall be in writing and shall set forth in detail the physical conditions, existing improvements or other circumstances which make it impossible for the property owner to comply with the provisions thereof. The property owner shall provide such additional supporting documentation as the Township Engineer may require. If the Township Engineer determines that the physical characteristics of the property, existing improvements or other conditions make it impossible for the property owner to comply with the provisions of §
103-11.1 of the Oldmans Township Code, the Township Engineer shall issue a written certification of that fact to the property owner and to the Oldmans Township Housing Officer. Upon the issuance of such certificate, the property owner shall be relieved of the obligation to comply with the provisions of §
103-11.1 of the Oldmans Township Code. The review and determination of the Township Engineer shall be issued within 14 days of the date that the Township Engineer receives all documentation and information required of the property owner.
[Added 4-6-1988 by Ord. No. 88-3; amended 9-3-1997 by Ord. No. 97-5; 12-2-1998 by Ord. No. 98-8; 1-17-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01]
A. The fee for a certificate of reoccupancy of a rental
unit built prior to 1979 shall be $75, which shall include a mandatory
fee of $20 which shall be deposited into the Lead Hazard Control Assistance
Fund pursuant to the Lead Paint Inspection Law.
[Amended 9-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-07]
B. When a certificate of reoccupancy has been denied,
the second inspection shall not incur an additional charge in order
to obtain a certificate of reoccupancy.
C. If a third housing inspection is required due to a second denial,
an additional fee shall be incurred in the amount of $50.
[Added 12-2-1998 by Ord. No. 98-8]
A. No person, firm or corporation owning, managing, conducting
or operating a structure or building utilized in connection with commercial
and/or industrial activity shall rent, lease, sell or occupy said
structure without first obtaining a certificate of reoccupancy from
the Township Housing Officer.
B. Eligibility. In order to be eligible for a certificate
of reoccupancy, a commercial or industrial unit must comply with all
of the provisions of the most recently revised edition of the BOCA
National Property Maintenance Code as amended by the provisions of
this chapter and all of the ordinances of the Township of Oldmans
now in existence or hereafter enacted pertaining to building, plumbing,
electrical, zoning, health and safety, fire or fire prevention and
minimum occupancy standards, as well as all departmental regulations
established pursuant to said code, ordinances and laws.
C. The fee for a certificate of reoccupancy for a commercial
or industrial use shall be $50 if the facility inspected contains
less than 5,000 square feet of floor area. otherwise, the fee shall
be $100. When a certificate of reoccupancy for a commercial or industrial
use has been denied, an additional fee of $25 shall be charged for
each reinspection which shall be necessary in order to obtain a certificate
of reoccupancy.
D. The certificate of reoccupancy to be issued in connection
with commercial and industrial uses shall substantially comply with
the form attached to this ordinance as Exhibit A.
[Added 12-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-12]
A. Required
initial inspection. The owner, landlord and/or agent of all single-family,
two-family, and/or multiple dwelling units offered for rental shall
be required to obtain an inspection of the unit for lead-based paint
hazards within two years of the effective date of the law, July 2,
2022, or upon tenant turnover, whichever is earlier.
B. Required recurring inspection. After the initial inspection required by Subsection
A, the owner, landlord and/or agent of such dwelling unit offered for rental shall be required to obtain an inspection of the unit for lead-based paint hazards every three years, or at tenant turnover, whichever is earlier, except that an inspection upon tenant turnover shall not be required if the owner has a valid lead-safe certification.
C. Standards.
Inspections for lead-based paint in rental dwelling units shall be
governed by the standards set forth in N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.1 et seq.
and N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq., with the exception of visual inspections
which are prohibited, and as may be amended from time to time.
D. Exceptions.
A dwelling unit in a single-family, two-family, or multiple rental
dwelling shall not be subject to inspection and evaluation for the
presence of lead-based paint hazards, or for the fees for such inspection
or evaluation, if the unit:
(1) Has been certified to be free of lead-based paint;
(2) Was constructed during or after 1978;
(3) Is in a multiple dwelling that has been registered with the Department
of Community Affairs as a multiple dwelling for at least 10 years,
either under the current or a previous owner, and has no outstanding
lead violations from the most recent cyclical inspection performed
on the multiple dwelling under the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law,
N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.;
(4) Is a single-family or two-family seasonal rental dwelling which is
rented for less than six months' duration each year by tenants that
do not have consecutive lease renewals; or
(5) Has a valid lead-safe certification issued in accordance with N.J.S.A.
52:27D-437.16(d)(2).
E. If lead-based
paint hazards are identified, then the owner of the dwelling shall
remediate the hazards through abatement or lead-based paint hazard
control mechanisms in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16(d). Upon
the remediation of the lead-based paint hazard, the Township Code
Enforcement Officer or designee, as may be applicable, or the owner's
private lead inspector, shall conduct an additional inspection of
the unit to certify that the hazard no longer exists.
F. If no
lead-based paint hazards are identified, then the Township Code Enforcement
Officer or designee or the owner's private lead inspector shall certify
the dwelling as lead-safe on a form prescribed by the Department of
Community Affairs (DCA), which shall be valid for two years and shall
be filed with the Township's Code Enforcement Officer. The Township
Code Enforcement Officer shall maintain up-to-date information on
inspection schedules, inspection results, tenant turnover and a record
of all lead-free certifications issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:17.
G. In accordance
with N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16(e), property owners shall:
(1) Provide evidence of a valid lead-safe certification and the most
recent tenant turnover to the Township of Oldmans at the time of the
cyclical inspection.
(2) Provide evidence of a valid lead-safe certification to new tenants
of the property at the time of tenant turnover and affix a copy of
such certification as an exhibit to the tenant's or tenants' lease.
(3) Maintain a record of the lead-safe certification which shall include
the name or names of the unit's tenant or tenants if the inspection
was conducted during a period of tenancy.
H. Violations
and penalties. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.19, the penalties
for a violation are as follows:
(1) If a property owner has failed to conduct the required inspection
or initiate any remediation efforts, the owner shall be given 30 days
to cure the violation.
(2) If the property owner has not cured the violation after 30 days,
the property owner shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $1,000
per week until the required inspection has been conducted or remediation
efforts have been initiated.
I. Severability.
If any subsection, paragraph, clause, or provision of this section
shall be adjudged invalid, such adjudication shall apply only to the
subsection, paragraph, clause or provision so adjudged, and the remainder
of the section shall be deemed valid and effective.
J. Repealer.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with or in conflict
with this section are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
K. When
effective. This section shall take effect after the final passage
and publication as provided by law.
[Added 9-3-1997 by Ord. No. 97-5]
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty.