Terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings indicated below:
APARTMENT HOUSE
A strictly residential dwelling containing two or more dwelling
units, exclusive of that of the owner-occupant, each unit of which
has its self-contained separate and individual bathroom and kitchen
and is rented and used for only one family occupancy.
BOARD
The Board of Health of the Township of Burlington.
BOARDINGHOUSE, ROOMING HOUSE or FURNISHED ROOM
Any establishment, building, dwelling house, or house or
building partly used for dwelling purposes, insofar as used for dwelling
purposes, but not including an apartment house, where (exclusive of
the owner or operator and his family) two or more persons are harbored,
received, boarded, lodged or permitted to remain overnight for monetary
consideration, hire or in payment of services as transient or otherwise,
or for other consideration.
NUISANCE
Any act or omission prohibited by this chapter or any act
or omission dangerous, unsafe or detrimental to the public health
or having a tendency to create, invite, aggravate, or spread illness,
disease or sickness.
OWNER
Any person, firm, corporation, agent or officer thereof who
owns, operates or is in charge of any boardinghouse, rooming house,
lodging house, tenement house or furnished rooms, and any person who
makes an application for the license set forth in this chapter.
TENEMENT HOUSE
Any house, building or part thereof, used or to be occupied
by a family in addition to the owner or his family, with each family
living independently of each other, but without each family unit having
its separate and self-contained or individual water closet, bathroom,
hot and cold running water or kitchen.
The enforcement official designated to enforce
the provisions of this chapter shall be the Board of Health of the
Township of Burlington.
The provisions of this chapter apply to boardinghouses,
rooming houses, lodging houses, tenement houses and furnished rooms
in the Township of Burlington.
No building in the Township of Burlington shall
be used both as a boardinghouse or tenement house and an apartment
house (exclusive of those buildings where one apartment is used by
the owner or operator and the rest of the building is used as a tenement
or boardinghouse).
No person shall operate any boardinghouse, rooming
house, lodging house, tenement house or furnished rooms without first
obtaining a license from the Burlington Township Board of Health.
A written application shall be submitted and a fee of $5 paid for
such license, which license shall be renewed annually upon payment
of like fee, unless revoked by the Board for sufficient cause. The
annual term of each license shall be for the calendar year or the
unexpired period of the calendar year. The license shall be displayed
in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. All licensees shall
keep a book of registry, which shall show all tenants who occupied
or who are currently occupying the premises as lodgers, boarders or
roomers and the date each tenancy commenced and terminated.
The operation, conduct, management of a boardinghouse,
rooming house, lodging house, tenement house or furnished rooms shall
not be under the management, control or supervision in whole or part
of any person convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or suffering
from a contagious or venereal disease, unless such person does not
live in or have his abode on the premises and does not physically
enter thereupon.