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Borough of Roselle Park, NJ
Union County
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Whenever it shall be decided by this Board that any building or part thereof in this Borough is unfit for human habitation by reason of its being infected by disease, or by reason of its being in a condition dangerous to health or life or likely to cause sickness among the occupants or not in a proper state of cleanliness, and written notice of such decision shall have been personally served upon the owner, occupant or lessee if the same can be found in this State, or otherwise affixed conspicuously on the building or any part thereof so decided to be unfit for human habitation, such building or part thereof shall, within ten (10) days, be vacated or, in case of special emergency, within such shorter time as in said notice may be specified.
No person shall construct or maintain any building intended or permitted to be occupied as human living quarters or any building intended or permitted to be used as a store or office, which shall not be equipped with adequate and operative plumbing.
[Ord. No. BOH-02-2008]
a. 
Heating of Residences.
1. 
Every owner of a building or buildings occupied as residences where such owner has agreed to supply heat, shall provide heat on each day whenever the outside temperature shall fall below fifty-five (55º) degrees Fahrenheit so that the temperature of the apartment where one (1) or more persons reside shall always be kept at seventy (70º) degrees Fahrenheit or above.
b. 
Heating of Business Buildings. Every person, whether he is the owner, lessor or agent of a building to be used for offices or business purposes who shall have agreed to supply heat to the tenant, shall provide heat on each day whenever the outside temperature shall fall below fifty-five (55º) degrees Fahrenheit so that the temperature of said office or place of business shall always be kept at seventy (70º) degrees Fahrenheit or above while occupied; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to buildings or portions thereof used and occupied for trades, businesses or occupations where high or low temperatures are essential or unavoidable.