A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the
office of the Borough of Brooklawn, County of Camden, being marked
and designated as the "International Property Maintenance Code of
2009," as published by International Code Council, Inc., shall be
and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough
of Brooklawn, County of Camden, in the State of New Jersey, for the
control of buildings and structures as herein provided, and each and
all of the regulations of the International Property Maintenance Code
of 2009 are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part thereof as
if fully set out in this article.
Section PM-111.0 of said code, however, is specifically excluded
and not adopted by this article.
No person shall rent to another for occupancy any dwelling or
dwelling unit for the purpose of living therein which does not conform
to the provisions of the International Property Maintenance Code of
2009, established hereby as the standard to be used in determining
whether a dwelling is safe, sanitary and fit for human habitation.
The Administrative Office of Code Enforcement is hereby authorized
and empowered to make and adopt such written rules and regulations
as it may deem necessary for the proper enforcement of the provisions
of this article; provided, however, that such rules and regulations
shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this article nor in
any way alter, amend or supersede any of the provisions thereof. The
Administrative Office of Code Enforcement shall file a certified copy
of all rules and regulations which it may adopt in said office and
in the Office of the Clerk of the Borough of Brooklawn.
Nothing in this article or in the International Property Maintenance
Code of 2009 hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit
or proceeding pending in any court or any rights acquired or liability
incurred or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under
any act or ordinance hereby repealed, nor shall any just or legal
right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by
this article.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable for penalties or any combination thereof as set forth in §
1-15 of the Code of the Borough of Brooklawn, in the discretion of the Judge of the Municipal Court before whom such violation is heard and conviction made. Each day that a violation occurs shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation, subject to the penalty provisions of this article.