Borough of Leonia, NJ
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2023-07-24
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 212 Property Maintenance
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Article X Occupancy in One-Family and Multiple-Family Dwellings
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administrator
- Ch 8 Assessment, Commissioners of
- Ch 11 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 15 Chief Financial Officer
- Ch 18 Claims Approval
- Ch 19 Contracts
- Ch 21 Court, Municipal
- Ch 24 Emergency Management Coordinator
- Ch 26 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 29 Fire Department
- Ch 33 Housing Authority
- Ch 37 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 42 Officers and Employees
- Ch 46 (Reserved)
- Ch 49 Police Department
- Ch 53 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 56 Retirement
- Ch 62 Tort Claims
- Ch 64 Volunteer Coaches
- Ch 66 Volunteer Services
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 72 Affordable Housing
- Ch 76 Alarm Systems
- Ch 80 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 84 Amusements and Coin-Operated Devices
- Ch 88 Animals
- Ch 95 Building Construction
- Ch 96 Business Insurance Registration
- Ch 100 Cannabis
- Ch 102 Cell Towers and Antennas
- Ch 109 Contractors, Registration of
- Ch 111 Contribution Disclosure Statements
- Ch 116 Energy Conservation
- Ch 118 Environmental Impact Statement
- Ch 123 Fees
- Ch 126 Filming Regulations
- Ch 129 Firearms
- Ch 132 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 136 Fire Prevention
- Ch 140 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 143 Food Establishments
- Ch 147 Garage Sales
- Ch 150 Gasoline Stations
- Ch 154 Hazardous Materials Cleanup
- Ch 161 Landscapers
- Ch 165 Laundromats and Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 169 Littering
- Ch 175 Multiple Dwellings
- Ch 178 Natural Areas
- Ch 181 Noise
- Ch 186 Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 190 Parking, Off-Street
- Ch 191 Rehabilitation of Abandoned Property
- Ch 194 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 197 Parks
- Ch 204 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 208 Political Fund-Raising
- Ch 212 Property Maintenance
- Ch 212 Art X Occupancy in One-Family and Multiple-Family Dwellings
- § 212-27 Minimum floor area per occupant.
- § 212-28 Number of occupants limited.
- § 212-29 Occupancy of substandard premises prohibited.
- § 212-30 Owner to ascertain number of occupants of each unit.
- § 212-31 Responsibility of owner to abate violation.
- Ch 213 Invasive Plants
- Ch 220 Rent Control
- Ch 223 Residential Permit Parking
- Ch 226 Senior Citizen Housing
- Ch 228 Sewers
- Ch 230 Sidewalk Sale Days
- Ch 232 Signs
- Ch 236 Site Plan Review
- Ch 243 Solid Waste
- Ch 244 Storage Containers, Temporary
- Ch 245 Stormwater Control
- Ch 247 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 250 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 254 Swimming Pools
- Ch 258 (Reserved)
- Ch 261 Taxicabs
- Ch 262 Tools and Equipment
- Ch 267 Towing
- Ch 271 Trailers
- Ch 275 Trees
- Ch 278 Urination in Public
- Ch 281 Vehicle, Sale of
- Ch 290 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 293 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 297 Cats
- Ch 306 Food Handlers
- Ch 308 Lead Base Paint, Removal of
- Ch 311 Sanitary Standards
- Ch 316 Tobacco Products
- Appendix
- Ch A321 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A322 Telephone Agreement
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Amended 5-18-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-12]
Every dwelling unit having its own cooking facilities and shall
contain bedrooms that can house two individuals and any child under
the age of four.
Occupancy of dwelling units having only one
habitable room shall be limited to two persons. Children under one
year of age shall not be counted as occupants.
Occupants shall not, after notice as required
hereunder, occupy or continue to occupy premises which are substandard
by reason of the failure of the dwelling unit occupied by them or
of the building or premises to conform to and comply with the requirements
hereunder.
The owner or operator shall, prior to leasing
any dwelling unit, ascertain the number of persons that shall occupy
each dwelling unit. If the number of persons exceeds the requirements
of this chapter, the owner or operator shall not permit such persons
to occupy the dwelling unit.
If at any time it is ascertained that the number
of occupants in a dwelling unit exceeds the requirements of this chapter
causing a violation thereof, the owner or operator shall, upon receipt
of a notice of violation, take all steps necessary to eliminate said
violation. If the owner or operator is unable to eliminate the violation
by peaceable means within the period of time specified in said notice,
he shall commence, within such period, legal action to dispossess,
evict or eject the occupants who cause the violation. No further action
hereunder shall then be taken against the owner or operator so long
as such legal action is pending in court and is prosecuted expeditiously
and in good faith.
