Registration of individual parcels. Each residential property and
each commercial property having a separate tax block and lot designation
shall be registered separately and is subject to the requirements
of this chapter.
Property required to be registered pursuant to § 86B-9A(1) shall be registered within 10 days from the date the commercial property becomes vacant, or if the commercial property is vacant as of the effective date of this chapter, registration shall occur within 10 days of the effective date of this chapter.
Within 10 days of the date that the residential property ceases to be owner-occupied, unless the residential property is registered as a rental property pursuant to § 55-14.
Annual registration. The initial registration term shall commence immediately upon the receipt of the initial registration and registration fee and shall be valid through December 31 of that calendar year, at which time it shall expire, and an annual registration shall be required thereafter. Each annual registration shall be valid for one calendar year from January 1 through December 31, at which time it shall expire, and another annual registration shall be required. Properties subject to the registration requirements of this § 86B-9 shall maintain an annual registration and shall comply with the security and maintenance standards of this Chapter 86B as long as they meet the conditions requiring registration.
Contents of registration. Registration pursuant to this section shall
be on forms which shall be provided for that purpose, and which shall
be obtained from the City Building and Housing Department, and shall
contain the following information:
Owner's telephone number, facsimile number and email address;
the name, telephone number, facsimile number and email address of
the person or legal entity who is responsible for property maintenance
and code violations, and/or who is responsible for the security and
maintenance of the registered property.
The name, telephone number, facsimile number and email address
of an in-state representative of the legal entity who is responsible
for receiving complaints of property maintenance and code violations,
and/or who is responsible for the security and maintenance of the
registered property; and
For all residential property: a statement of whether the registered
property is occupied or not, and if so, the name or names of all persons,
legal entities or other parties legally occupying the registered property.
Registration fee. For all property registered pursuant to § 86B-9, a $1,000 nonrefundable registration fee per property payable at the time of the initial registration and at each annual registration thereafter. All registration fees must accompany the registration form and be paid directly by the registrant. Third-party payment of registration fees are not allowed without the consent of the City Building and Housing Department. The registration fees paid hereunder shall be for the purposes of covering the cost of registering the registered properties through the City registration program, as well as costs incurred for periodic inspections and administrative costs associated with ensuring compliance with the property maintenance and security requirements mandated under this Chapter 86B.
Amended registration. If at any time the information contained in
the initial registration and/or annual registration is no longer valid
or has changed, the owner shall file an amended registration form
containing the corrected information, within 10 days of said change.
Any person or legal entity who acquires title to a registered property
that continues to meet the requirements for registration under this
§ 86-9 shall file an amended registration form containing
the updated information within 10 days of the transfer of title. No
registration fee shall be required for an amended registration form
filed for the sole purpose of updating information.
All owners of registered property shall maintain the registered property so that the registered property complies with maintenance requirements set forth in § 86B-7B(1) through (8).
All owners shall maintain insurance as required by N.J.S.A. 40A:10A-1
and shall file a copy of the certificate of insurance evidencing said
insurance simultaneously with the filing of the initial registration
and each annual registration.
All owners shall ensure the security of the registered property in accordance with the security requirements set forth in § 86B-8A through E.