The Construction Official of the Township shall
be and is hereby designated as the public officer to exercise the
powers prescribed by this chapter. The Construction Official shall
serve in such capacity without any additional salary.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.1
et seq., New Jersey State Housing Code, as set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:28-1.1
et seq., shall be enforced in the Township and be used as a standard
and a guide in determining whether dwellings in this Township are
safe, sanitary and fit for human habitation and rental. A copy of
the New Jersey State Housing Code is on file in the office of the
Township Clerk and shall be available to all persons desiring to use
and examine the same.
The Construction Official is hereby authorized
and empowered to make and adopt such written rules and regulations
as he may deem necessary for the proper enforcement of the provisions
of this section, except that such rules and regulations shall not
be in conflict with the provisions of this section, nor in anywise
alter, amend or supersede any of the provisions thereof. The Construction
Official shall file a certified copy of all rules and regulations
which he may adopt in his office and in the office of the Township
Clerk.
The Construction Official is hereby authorized
and empowered to delegate any other officer of the building department
to aid the Construction Official in the exercise of the powers prescribed
by this section.
No person shall rent to another for occupancy
any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purpose of living therein which
does not conform to the provisions of the New Jersey State Housing
Code established hereby and as modified herein as the standard to
be used in determining whether a dwelling is safe, sanitary and fit
for human habitation.
Violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in §
1-17 of the Code of the Township of Mansfield.