Borough of Chesilhurst, NJ Housing Standards of Habitability and Safety

It shall be unlawful for the owner of any building to allow occupancy as a residence which is not in compliance with the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-1 et seq.; Regulations for the Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings, N.J.A.C. 5:10-1 et seq.; Regulations Governing Rooming and Boarding Houses, N.J.A.C. 5:27-1 et seq.; or the New Jersey State Housing Code, N.J.A.C. 5:28-1 et seq., as may be the case.

It shall be unlawful for the owner of any building to allow occupancy as a business, commercial or industrial establishment which is not in compliance with the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-1 et seq., and/or where the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry or the United States Occupational Safety and Health Act provides otherwise.

It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person or persons to commit, maintain or allow the existence or maintenance of any condition which may reasonably constitute a safety hazard or an attractive nuisance or otherwise present a threat to the safety and well-being of the inhabitants of the Borough or of the public at large, including but not limited to the following:

Any vacant building which is not adequately sealed, boarded up or otherwise secured so as to preclude the entry of inquisitive minors or others.

Any excavation, depression, hole, shaft, or abandoned or unused well which is of such depth or dimension so as to present a hazard in terms of one falling into or being entrapped therein and which has not been adequately fenced or sealed so as to prevent injury or harm.

Any discarded refrigerator, cabinet, automobile or other piece of equipment, machinery, device or material which may offer or present an enclosure and a hazardous attraction to children or others which has not been properly sealed or discarded.

Any dead or dying trees or limbs in such proximity to a dwelling, building, street, sidewalk, pathway, right-of-way, thoroughfare, driveway, park, playground or other frequented area where the falling of the tree or part thereof would endanger life, threaten injury or damage property.