This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Consumer Protection
Ordinance of the Township of Freehold."
The seller of any real property with a new home on it in the area defined
below must include in the contract of sale a provision which states that the
prospective buyer has been notified of the proximity of the subject property
to all sanitary landfill operations which are in existence, proposed or which
have been closed.
The area of Freehold Township in which such notification
is required is defined by the area encompassed within a radius of 3,000 feet
of all sanitary landfill operations which are in existence, proposed or which
have been closed.
A new home shall be defined as one for which the initial certificate
of occupancy is issued on or after the effective date of this chapter. This
chapter shall not apply to any resales of said homes. This chapter shall not
apply to any homes for which the original certificate of occupancy was issued
before the effective date of this chapter.
Violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty.