[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of South Harrison 8-13-2003 by Ord. No. 0-03-06. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 55.
The Housing Officer of the Township of South Harrison is hereby
designated as the officer to exercise the powers prescribed by this
chapter and shall serve in such capacity at the salary established
by the Township Committee.
The New Jersey State Housing Code, 1980 Revision, as approved
by the Department of Health and Conservation and Economic Development
and tiled in the New Jersey Secretary of State's office, is hereby
adopted and established as a standard to be used for the issuance
of a certificate of inspection prior to change of occupancy in any
dwelling unit or dwelling in South Harrison Township. A copy of the
New Jersey State Housing Code, 1980 Revision, is attached to this
chapter and three copies of the same have been placed in the office
of the Township Clerk and are available to all persons desiring to
use and examine the same.
In addition to the standards of the new Housing Code, the following
standards must also be met before or prior to the issuance of a certificate
of inspection.
A.
Every
dwelling or dwelling unit built prior to 1993 must have one smoke
detector on every level including the attic and basement.
B.
Every
dwelling or dwelling unit built subsequent to 1992 must have a hard-wired,
battery back-up smoke detector in every bedroom and every level of
the dwelling or dwelling unit including the attic and basement.
C.
Every
dwelling or dwelling unit must have a carbon monoxide detector within
15 feet of each bedroom.
No person or entity shall occupy as owner/occupant or rent to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purpose of living therein which does not conform to the standards of the New Jersey State Housing Code, 1980 Revision, or to the standards of § 83-3 of this chapter, all of which are established hereby as standards to be used in determining whether a building is safe, sanitary and fit for human habitation.
The owner of any residential property, prior to rental or lease involving a new occupancy of dwelling space in such property or involving a new occupancy as the result of a change of ownership in such property, shall obtain a certificate of inspection for the unit of dwelling space from the Housing Officer of the Township of South Harrison. The Housing Officer of the Township of South Harrison shall issue such certificate of inspection only after he or she inspects the unit of dwelling space and finds that such unit meets the standards of the New Jersey State Housing Code, 1980 Revision, and the standards of § 83-3 of this chapter. A new inspection and certificate of inspection shall be obtained each time there is a change of occupancy of any unit of dwelling space in any residential property prior to the new occupancy.
The certificate of inspection shall evidence only that a general inspection of the visible parts of the building has been made, and that no violations of standards of the New Jersey State Housing Code, 1960 revision, or the standards of § 83-3 of this chapter have been found.
The fee for said certificate of inspection shall be $100 for
the first and second inspections of the same dwelling and $50 for
each subsequent inspection necessary until a certificate of inspection
is issued.
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
The person, organization or corporation who owns, purports
to own, or exercises control of any residential property.
[Amended 8-9-2006 by Ord. No. 0-06-08]
Any person, organization or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in § 1-14 of this Code.
