[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township of Washington
(Township of Robbinsville) by Ord. No. 95-8 (§ 11-7 of the
2001 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Rent control for mobile home dwellings — See
Ch. 196.
Every landlord in the Township of Robbinsville
shall, by July 1 of each year or at the time of the creation of the
first tenancy in any newly constructed or reconstructed building,
file with the Clerk of this Municipality in the case of a one-dwelling-unit
rental or a two-dwelling-unit non-owner-occupied premises, a certificate
of registration on forms prescribed by the Commissioner of Community
Affairs, which shall contain the following information:
A.
The name and address of the record owner or owners
of the premises and the record owner or owners of the rental business
if not the same persons. In the case of a partnership, the names of
all general partners shall be provided.
B.
If the record owner is a corporation, the name and
address of the registered agent and corporate officers of the corporation;
C.
If the address of any record owner is not located
in the county in which the premises are located the name and address
of a person who resides in the county in which the premises are located
and is authorized to accept notices from a tenant and to issue receipts
therefor and to accept service of process on behalf of the record
owner;
D.
The name and address of the managing agent of the
premises, if any;
E.
The names and address, including the dwelling unit,
apartment, or room number of the superintendent, janitor, custodian,
or other individual employed by the record owner or managing agent
to provide maintenance service, if any;
F.
The name, address, and telephone number of an individual
representative of the record owner or managing agent, who may be reached
or contacted at any time in the event of an emergency affecting the
premises or any unit of dwelling space therein, including such emergencies
as the failure of an essential service or system, and who has the
authority to make emergency decisions concerning the building and
any repair to it or expenditure in connection with it;
G.
The name and address of every holder of recorded mortgage
on the premises;
H.
If fuel oil is used to heat the building and the landlord
furnished the heat in the building, the name and address of the fuel-oil
dealer servicing the building and the grade of fuel oil used.
In the case of a filing with the Municipal Clerk,
the Clerk shall index and file the certificate and make it reasonably
available for public inspection.
Every landlord required to file a certificate
of registration shall file an amended certificate of registration
within 20 days after any change in the information required to be
included thereon. No fee shall be required for the filing of an amendment
except where the ownership of the premises is changed.
At the time of the creation of a new tenancy,
every landlord shall provide each occupant or tenant in this building
or project a copy of the certificate of registration required by this
chapter. If an amended certificate is filed, the landlord shall furnish
each occupant or tenant with a copy of the amended certificate within
seven days after the amended certificate is filed with the Municipal
Clerk in the case of a tenant-occupied one-family dwelling or a non-owner-occupied
two-family dwelling.
[Added 2-15-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-4[1]]
Pursuant to P.L. 2022, c. 92,[2] every landlord in the Township of Robbinsville shall,
by July 1 of each year or at the time of the creation of the first
tenancy in any newly constructed or reconstructed building, register
with the Clerk of this municipality a certificate of insurance that
satisfies the requirements of P.L. 2022, c. 92.
[Added by Ord. No. 96-18; amended 2-15-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-4]
A.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the
penalties provided in Chapter I, Article II, General Penalty. Each
day such a violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute
a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.
