[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Readington 5-17-1965. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 10-4-1999 by Ord. No. 20-99; 5-17-2010 by Ord. No. 14-2010]
The Construction Code Official and the Hunterdon County Board
of Health of the Township of Readington are hereby designated as the
officers to exercise the powers prescribed by this chapter.
[Amended 10-4-1999 by Ord. No. 20-99; 5-17-2010 by Ord. No. 14-2010]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A.40:49-5.1, the New Jersey State Housing
Code as approved by the Departments of Health and Commerce and Economic
Development and filed in the township offices, is hereby accepted,
adopted and established as a standard to be used as a guide in determining
whether dwellings in this municipality are safe, sanitary and fit
for human habitation and rental. A copy of the New Jersey State Housing
Code is annexed to this chapter and three copies of the same have
been placed on file in the office of the Readington Township Clerk
and are available to all persons desiring to use and examine the same.
[Amended 10-4-1999 by Ord. No. 20-99; 5-17-2010 by Ord. No. 14-2010]
The Construction Code Official and the Hunterdon County Board
of Health are hereby authorized and directed to make inspection to
determine the condition of dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units
and premises located within the Township of Readington in order that
they may perform their duty of safeguarding the health and safety
of the occupants of dwellings and of the general public.
No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or
rent to another for occupancy any dwelling unit for the purpose of
living therein which does not conform to the provisions of the New
Jersey State Housing Code established hereby as the standard to be
used in determining whether a dwelling is safe, sanitary and fit for
human habitation.
[Added 12-4-2023 by Ord. No. 30-2023[1]]
In the event an occupied residential rental unit has been deemed
to be an "unsafe structure" or "uninhabitable" by the Construction
Code Official, Fire sub-code official, electrical sub-code official,
fire prevention officer, the Hunterdon County Board of Health, or
some other authorized official on behalf of the Township of Readington,
the landlord shall be responsible for re-locating the tenant(s) to
alternate housing, at landlord's own cost and expense, until a permanent
housing solution can be found. Any such housing is subject to the
prior approval of the Readington Township Housing Coordinator and
Director of Social Services Office.
[Amended 10-4-1999 by Ord. No. 20-99]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not
exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term to exceeding 90 days and/or
a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, and each violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter and each day the same is
violated shall be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct offense.
