The certificate of occupancy required herein
does not repeal or amend requirements for other certificates of occupancy
heretofore provided for by ordinances of this municipality or statutes
of the State of New Jersey.
In addition to the requirements for a certificate
of occupancy hereinabove set forth, it shall also be required that
each such dwelling unit have installed therein a minimum of one approved,
listed and labeled smoke detector on each floor sending visible or
invisible particles of combustion, installed in a manner and location
consistent with its listing. When activated, the detector shall provide
an alarm suitable to warn the occupants within the building.
The owner of each dwelling unit, subject to this article, is hereby charged with the responsibility for making written application to the Housing Inspector or his representative for a certificate of occupancy. In the event that a change of occupancy is also accompanied by a change of ownership of a dwelling unit, the buyer of such dwelling unit may waive the seller's responsibility and assume the same; provided, however, that such waiver shall be in writing, which waiver shall further state that the buyer is fully aware that he, she or it is assuming full responsibility for obtaining a certificate of occupancy pursuant to this article; and provided further that the buyer shall obtain a temporary certificate of occupancy for the purpose of making such repairs as are deemed necessary by the Housing Inspector to make the dwelling habitable. The duration of the provisional certificate of occupancy shall be 90 days after which the provisions of §
179-75, Violations and penalties, shall apply.
Violations of the provisions of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I.