This article is adopted in order to protect the health, safety
and welfare of those purchasing or renting dwelling units or commercial
structures within the Borough of Oceanport, County of Monmouth, State
of New Jersey.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
APARTMENT UNIT
A dwelling unit which includes living space, sleeping space,
storage space, a kitchen and at least one full bathroom.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY
A detached residential structure designed to provide living
facilities, including kitchen, for one family only.
DWELLING UNIT
Defined as a single unit providing complete, independent
living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions
for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.
FAMILY
One or more persons customarily living together as a single
housekeeping unit whether or not related to each other by birth or
marriage, as distinguished from a group occupying a boarding house,
lodging house, hotel or motel.
HOTEL OR MOTEL UNIT
A temporary dwelling unit for transient use, having limited
or no storage space and at least one full bathroom.
[Amended 12-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1065]
A. The landlord
of a single-unit dwelling or two-unit dwelling not owner occupied
shall be registered with the Clerk of the Borough of Oceanport, pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 46:8-28, and provide a copy of the registration to each
individual tenant by separate forms, the name, age and rental unit
address of each occupant or tenant 18 years or older occupying a rental
unit, and a floor plan of the rental unit. These forms shall be filed
with the Borough Clerk and shall not be available for public inspection.
For multifamily dwellings, a copy of the certificate of registration
filed with the New Jersey Bureau of Housing Inspection shall be filed
with the Clerk of the Borough of Oceanport.
B. General liability insurance required.
(1) Minimum limits of general liability insurance. The owner of a rental
unit or units, and the owner of a multifamily home of four or fewer
units, one of which is owner-occupied, shall maintain liability insurance
for negligent acts and omissions in an amount of no less than $500,000
for combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one
or more persons in any one accident or occurrence.
(2) Proof of general liability insurance required. The owner of a rental unit or units, and the owner of a multifamily home of four or fewer units, one of which is owner-occupied, shall annually register the certificate of insurance demonstrating compliance with Subsection
B(1) above with the municipality in which the rental units, or multi family home, are located.
Every person required to file a registration form pursuant to
this article shall file an amended registration form within 20 days
of any change in the information required to be included thereon.
No fee shall be required for the filing of an amendment, with the
exception of a change in ownership of the premises.
The Borough shall charge nonrefundable fees for a CCO. Payment
of fees shall be made at the time the application is submitted, and
prior to the Borough official making any inspection as follows:
A. Rentals/resales and transfers of ownership: $65.
B. Commercial or industrial buildings or parts thereof: $100.
C. Reinspection, each time: $50.
D. Eligible expedited certificate: $125.
E. Landlord
registration with certificate of insurance: $25.
[Added 12-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1065]
The issuing officer for CCOs in the Borough of Oceanport shall
be the Housing Inspector or his designee, if the designee has been
approved by the governing body.
The Borough shall not be liable to any person or entity by reason
of the inspections required by this article or the issuance of a housing
certificate of occupancy. The issuance of a housing certificate of
occupancy by the Borough of Oceanport is not a warranty or guarantee
that there are no defects in the residential dwelling or unit. The
inspection of the land use, exterior and interior of the dwelling
unit is limited to the visual inspection only. The Borough does not
guarantee or approve, and shall not be responsible for, defects not
noted in any inspection report or for any latent, structural or mechanical
defects thereto.
Any person or organization that shall violate any provision
of this article shall be subject to a penalty as set forth below:
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute,
any person, firm or corporation in violation of this section may be
subject to a penalty of $500. A second offense of this section may
be subject to a fine of $1,000. A third offense of this section may
be subject to a fine of $2,000.