[Adopted 11-6-1991 by Ord. No. 91-14 (Ch. 89 of the 1985 Code)]
A. 
No person, firm, partnership or corporation shall sell, rent, lease, suffer or allow any person or persons, firms, partnerships or corporations to live in or inhabit as a tenant or lessee any house, apartment or other structure, including a mobile home and modular unit, unless said person, firm, partnership or corporation shall first obtain from the Borough of Woodcliff Lake an occupancy permit or continued certificate of occupancy in accordance with this article.
B. 
No person, group of persons, associations, partnerships or corporations, or any combination thereof, who own, manage, conduct or operate a dwelling unit shall sell, rent, lease, sublet or permit the same to be occupied or rented, nor shall any person, group of persons, associations, partnerships or corporations, or any combination thereof, purchasing or acquiring in any manner occupancy or dwelling units permit the same to be occupied without first securing from the Construction Code Official as head of the Code Enforcement Agency, or his designated representative of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake, a certificate of occupancy or a continued certificate of occupancy for said dwelling unit.
No certificate of occupancy or continued certificate of occupancy shall be issued for a dwelling unit unless the condition of the same complies with all of the statutes of the State of New Jersey, the rules and regulations issued thereunder, the ordinances of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake now in existence or hereinafter enacted pertaining to zoning, health and safety.
In the event that there is a conflict in the provisions of the codes of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake and the codes, rules and regulations of the State of New Jersey, the higher standards for the promotion and protection of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Borough shall prevail.
The Construction Code Official as Code Enforcement Officer, his assistants and deputies of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake shall be the persons who have the duty to enforce this article.
The Construction Code Official as Code Enforcement Officer, his deputies and assistants shall have such powers as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this article, including but not limited to the following enumerated powers:
A. 
To investigate the dwelling conditions of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake in order to determine which houses, apartments or structures, including mobile homes and modular units, are unfit for human habitation.
B. 
To enter into the lands and premises at reasonable times for the purpose of making housing inspections incidental to his duties.
C. 
To delegate any of his functions and powers as the Code Enforcement Officer to persons designated by the Borough Committee of the Borough of Woodcliff Lake who are licensed to administer the Uniform Construction Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 140, Construction Codes, Uniform.
D. 
Upon application of a property owner, the Code Enforcement Officer, his assistants or deputies shall make an inspection of said house, apartment or other structure for which there has been an application for an occupancy permit or continued certificate of occupancy within five working days from the receipt of such application and the payment of the proper fee.
E. 
The Construction Official as Code Enforcement Officer, his assistants or deputies shall make a report promptly after such inspection and advise the applicant of any violations of the codes, statutes and ordinances governing said premises in the Borough of Woodcliff Lake.
Violations of the foregoing statutes, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations, or noncompliance therewith, shall be grounds for denial of an occupancy permit or a continued certificate of occupancy.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to hotels or motels which are generally occupied by tenants or guests for less than 30 successive days or those units regulated by the Department of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey.
Any individual, person, group of persons, associations, partnerships or corporations, or any combination thereof, violating any of the terms of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not in excess of $500 or imprisonment for a term not in excess of 90 days, or both.