As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ADVERTISE or ADVERTISING
Any form of solicitation, promotion or communication for
marketing, used to induce, directly or indirectly, any person into
contracting for services for the purpose of establishing occupancies
or uses of residential property which are prohibited by this chapter.
CONSIDERATION
Any legally recognized form of consideration including a
promise or benefit, a quid pro quo, rent, fees, other form of payment,
or any other thing of value.
DWELLING UNIT
Any room or group of rooms, whether furnished or unfurnished,
intended, arranged or designed to be occupied for living, sleeping,
cooking, gathering and/or entertaining by one or more persons.
HOUSEKEEPING UNIT
Constitutes a family-type situation, involving one or more
persons living together that exhibit the kind of stability, permanency
and functional lifestyle equivalent to that of a traditional family
unit, as further described in the applicable decisions of the New
Jersey courts.
OCCUPANT
Any individual using, inhabiting, living, gathering, entertaining,
being entertained as a guest, or sleeping in a dwelling unit, or portion
thereof, or having other permission or possessor right(s) within a
dwelling unit.
OWNER
Any person or entity, who or which alone or jointly with
others has legal or equitable title to premises, with or without accompanying
actual possession, including an executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian of an estate, mortgagee in possession, or a person under
contract.
PERSON
An individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership,
limited liability company, association or other legal entity and any
person(s) and/or entity(ies) acting in concert or any combination
thereof.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
All or any portion of any lot, tract or parcel of land on
which is located one or more dwelling units or which is zoned for
residential uses.
The residential occupancy of an otherwise lawful and lawfully
occupied dwelling unit for a period of 175 days or less by any occupant
who is a member of the housekeeping unit of the owner, without consideration,
is not prohibited by this chapter.
It shall be unlawful to advertise, solicit or promote by any
means, any action in violation of this chapter.