No structure, building, premises or part thereof, residential or nonresidential, located within the limits of the Borough of Neptune City shall be leased, subleased, rented, let or sold to, and/or otherwise occupied by any tenant, lessee or purchaser unless a certificate of inspection is issued by the Code Official of the borough.
The owner of any structure, building, premises or part thereof which is subject to this Article and which is about to be leased, subleased, rented, let or sold shall notify the Code Official in writing of any intended lease, sublease, rental or sale thereof.
After receipt of said notice, the structure, building, premises or part thereof shall be inspected by the Code Official or his/her representative for compliance with the provisions contained in this chapter. Upon making such inspection and determining that the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, the Code Official shall issue a certificate indicting the date and fact that such structure, building, premises or part thereof are in full compliance as indicated by the completed inspection.
The owner of the inspected property shall be responsible for the correction of violations of this chapter as indicated in a written notification by the Code Official or his/her representative to the owner. The form and method of service for all notices shall comply with the provisions of Section 107.
Upon correction of any violation(s), the owner of the inspected property shall notify, in writing, the Code Official in order that a reinspection for the purpose of requiring corrections of the earlier violation(s) may be made. This procedure shall be followed and repeated until all violations have been corrected and a certificate of inspection is issued by the Code Official.
Following the correction of any certificate of inspection violation(s), fees shall be assessed as provided in Chapter 62. Following the correction of other Property Maintenance Code violation(s), there will be no fee required for reinspection.
In any case where a provision of this chapter is found to be in conflict with a provision of any zoning, construction, fire, safety or health ordinance, code, statute or regulation of the Borough of Neptune City or the State of New Jersey, the provision which establishes the higher standard for the promotion and protection of the safety and health of the people shall prevail.
The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person, firm, corporation or other business entity allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
Nothing set forth in this chapter shall be deemed to eliminate, modify or waive the requirement pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-1.1 et seq., that a certificate of occupancy shall be required for all new buildings or structures and all existing buildings or structures hereafter renovated, altered, reconstructed or extended within the Borough of Neptune City. The fee for such certificate of occupancy is provided in Chapter 62 of the Code of the Borough of Neptune City and incorporated herein by reference.
Nothing set forth in this chapter shall be deemed to eliminate, modify or waive the availability of a certificate of continued occupancy for owners and/or occupants of existing buildings or structures under the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-1.1 et seq. The fee for such certificate of continued occupancy is set forth in Chapter 62 of the Code of the Borough of Neptune City and incorporated herein by reference.