As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DWELLING UNIT
Any room or rooms or suite or apartment, including any room
or rooms in a rooming/boardinghouse, whether furnished or unfurnished,
which are occupied or intended, arranged or designed to be occupied
for sleeping or dwelling purposes by one or more persons, including
but not limited to the owner thereof or any of his servants, agents
or employees, and shall include all privileges, services, furnishings,
furniture, equipment, facilities and improvements connected with use
or occupancy thereof. Each dwelling unit shall contain no more than
one kitchen or cooking facility.
OWNER
Any person or group of persons, firm, corporation or officer
thereof, limited liability company, partnership, association or trust
who owns or purports to own, operates or exercises control over or
is in charge of one or more rental units or any building, project
or structure containing one or more rental units.
RENTAL UNIT
A dwelling unit which is used, occupied or offered for occupancy
by lease, rent or otherwise to persons other than the owner. Rental
unit shall not include that portion of a rental facility, dwelling,
commercial unit or dwelling unit that is owner-occupied. For purposes
of this chapter, any dwelling unit where the dwelling unit is occupied
by a person or persons other than the owner, even if rent or other
consideration is not being charged or collected, shall be considered
a rental unit.
TENANT
The occupant of a rental unit whose occupancy is recognized
by the owner and is not the result of trespass or unauthorized sublease
or assignment.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 20:4-4.1a, upon passage of this chapter
the Borough of Lindenwold shall create a revolving relocation assistance
fund. Monies appropriated from the fund shall be used by the Borough
of Lindenwold to provide relocation assistance pursuant to the Relocation
Assistance Act, N.J.S.A. 20:4-1 et seq. The revolving relocation assistance
fund shall receive deposits from the following actions, less any money
required to be repaid to the State of New Jersey:
A. Any relocation costs and interest thereon paid to the Borough of
Lindenwold pursuant to § 1 of P.L. 1983, c. 536 (N.J.S.A.
20:4-4.1) by an owner of real property who has been held liable for
a civil or criminal penalty in the case of any displacement of persons
by housing or construction code enforcement;
B. Any sums realized by the Borough of Lindenwold upon enforcement of
municipal liens or liquidation of any property acquired by virtue
of enforcement pursuant to § 1 of P.L. 1983, c. 536 (N.J.S.A.
20:4-4.1);
C. Any sums realized by the Borough of Lindenwold in relation to any
relocation cost and interest thereon upon enforcement or liquidation
of any property acquired by virtue of enforcement and collection pursuant
to § 1 of P.L. 1984, c. 30 (N.J.S.A. 20:4-4.2);
D. Any relocation costs and interest thereon repaid to the Borough of
Lindenwold by the owner of a structure who has given a tenant a notice
of eviction pursuant to § 3 of P.L. 1974, c. 49 (N.J.S.A.
2A:18-61.2) as a result of zoning or code enforcement activity for
an illegal occupancy;
E. Any sums realized by the Borough of Lindenwold upon enforcement of §
248-5 of this chapter; and
F. Any other sums required by law to be deposited in the revolving relocation
assistance fund.