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Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing
Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing
Section 55:13A-1 - Short title
Section 55:13A-2 - Declaration of policy; liberal construction
Section 55:13A-3 - Definitions.
Section 55:13A-4 - Supervisor of bureau of housing inspection; administration and enforcement of act
Section 55:13A-5 - Board of Housing Inspection abolished; powers, functions, duties transferred.
Section 55:13A-6 - Powers of commissioner.
Section 55:13A-7 - Rules, regulations.
Section 55:13A-7.1 - Equipment with smoke detectors or alarms; rules and regulations
Section 55:13A-7.2 - No code or standard to exceed standards under "State Uniform Construction Code Act"
Section 55:13A-7.3 - Parking for persons with physical disabilities.
Section 55:13A-7.4 - 5-unit minimum
Section 55:13A-7.5 - Internal security exemption
Section 55:13A-7.6 - Applicable provisions
Section 55:13A-7.7 - Hotel room notices, procedures followed in event of fire or smoke
Section 55:13A-7.8 - Indirect apportionment of heating costs
Section 55:13A-7.9 - Method or device, approval, requirements
Section 55:13A-7.10 - Rules, regulations
Section 55:13A-7.11 - Existing systems, use
Section 55:13A-7.12 - Definitions relative to child-protection window guards.
Section 55:13A-7.12a - Short title.
Section 55:13A-7.13 - Installation of window guards, maintenance, violations, penalties.
Section 55:13A-7.14 - Leases, required notices advising of availability; delivery, posting.
Section 55:13A-7.15 - Noninterference with window guards; removal, certain.
Section 55:13A-7.16 - Rules, regulations; guidelines for use, orientation programs.
Section 55:13A-7.17 - Carbon monoxide sensor devices required in hotel, multiple dwelling
Section 55:13A-7.18 - Posting of drinking water test reports in multiple dwellings.
Section 55:13A-8 - Transmittal of copies of regulations to board; publication; hearing; effective date
Section 55:13A-9 - Effect of regulations; revision, repeal or amendment
Section 55:13A-10 - Construction of hotels or multiple dwellings; conversion or alteration; compliance with regulations
Section 55:13A-11 - Conversion or alteration of existing buildings; exception from regulations; written notice to occupants of exceptions which affect safety
Section 55:13A-12 - Certificate or registration; application; fee; annual certification; appointment of agent; notice of violation.
Section 55:13A-12.1 - Retreat lodging facilities
Section 55:13A-12.2 - Lead paint inspection requirements for single and two-family rental dwellings.
Section 55:13A-13 - Inspection; fees.
Section 55:13A-13a - Conduct of inspections
Section 55:13A-13.1 - Retirement community; exclusion from definition of multiple dwelling; compliance with fire safety standards; self-inspection; filing checklist; certification; failure to comply; notice
Section 55:13A-13.2 - Fee exemption
Section 55:13A-16 - Violations; order to terminate; injunctive relief
Section 55:13A-17 - Order to vacate; reinspection; hearing; injunctive relief
Section 55:13A-18 - Aggrieved persons; hearing; notice
Section 55:13A-19 - Violations, penalties.
Section 55:13A-20 - Service of notices, rules, decisions, orders.
Section 55:13A-20.1 - Short title
Section 55:13A-20.2 - Mortgage holder of record; notice of failure by owner to abate violations
Section 55:13A-21 - Enforcement of provisions
Section 55:13A-22 - Offenses
Section 55:13A-23 - Actions or proceedings; records
Section 55:13A-24 - Hearings; rules of evidence
Section 55:13A-25 - Powers and duties of local boards of health not impaired
Section 55:13A-26 - Fees and penalties; deposit
Section 55:13A-26.1 - Deposit of 50% of penalty moneys in Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund
Section 55:13A-26.2 - Appropriation for Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund
Section 55:13A-27 - Partial invalidity
Section 55:13A-28 - Repeal
Section 55:13B-1 - Short title
Section 55:13B-2 - Legislative findings and declarations
Section 55:13B-3 - Terms defined.
Section 55:13B-4 - Powers of commissioner
Section 55:13B-5 - Regulations; distinctions among types; waiver, modification or postponement of application
Section 55:13B-5.1 - Responsibilities assumed by DOH; inter-agency agreement.
Section 55:13B-5.2 - DCA to stop issuing licenses.
Section 55:13B-6 - Standards.
Section 55:13B-6.1 - Carbon monoxide sensor device required in rooming, boarding houses
Section 55:13B-7 - Rooming, boarding house licensure; fee.
Section 55:13B-8 - Operator; residing in facility; acceptance of service; primary owner deemed operator if operator unavailable
Section 55:13B-9 - Inspection, review of records; violations.
Section 55:13B-10 - Corporate, personal liability for violations
Section 55:13B-10.1 - Owner, operator of rooming, boarding house prohibited from providing health care services
Section 55:13B-11 - Violations constituting imminent hazard to health, safety or welfare; order of vacation or correction of violation; reinspection after notice of correction; reconsideration hearing; injunction; failure to correct; order for submission of
Section 55:13B-11.1 - Criminal offenses
Section 55:13B-11.2 - Each violation separate
Section 55:13B-12 - Service of notices or orders
Section 55:13B-13 - Continuance of powers and duties of commissioner under Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law
Section 55:13B-14 - Prohibition of notice to leave or other action in retaliation; enforcement of rights or complaint by resident
Section 55:13B-15 - Local governments or officers; authorization to inspect; reports; preemption of regulations; supplying information
Section 55:13B-16 - Severability
Section 55:13B-17 - Legislative findings and declarations
Section 55:13B-18 - Boarding facility defined
Section 55:13B-19 - Rights of resident of boarding facility
Section 55:13B-20 - Notice of rights; giving to residents; posting; contents
Section 55:13B-21 - Violation of rights; action for damages; costs and attorney's fees
Section 55:13C-1 - Findings, determinations
Section 55:13C-2 - Definitions.
Section 55:13C-2.1 - Refusal of admittance to homeless shelter to certain mentally ill people prohibited; exceptions.
Section 55:13C-2.2 - Grounds for refusal of services.
Section 55:13C-2.3 - Rules, regulations.
Section 55:13C-2.4 - Determination by emergency shelter for the homeless if client is a veteran.
Section 55:13C-3 - State regulation.
Section 55:13C-4 - Assistance to operators
Section 55:13C-5 - Standards
Section 55:13C-6 - Subject to regulation as hotel
Section 55:14A-7.5 - Not to be subject to any discrimination.
Section 55:14A-39.1 - Not to be subject to any discrimination.
Section 55:14A-59 - Housing authority to provide written notice of housing development project
Section 55:14C-7.1 - Discrimination
Section 55:14D-15.1 - Redevelopment company to provide written notice of housing development project
Section 55:14E-5.1 - Corporation to provide written notice of development project
Section 55:14F-10 - Housing accommodations outside municipal limits in conjunction with other municipalities
Section 55:14G-17.1 - Bonds of municipality for emergency housing authorized
Section 55:14G-17.2 - "Emergency Housing Bonds" ; ordinance; provisions; interest; computation of net debt
Section 55:14G-27 - Report by Administrator to Commissioner of Taxation and Finance
Section 55:14G-28 - Repeal
Section 55:14G-29 - "State Housing Fund of 1949"
Section 55:14G-29.1 - Disposition of proceeds of sale of emergency housing or emergency housing projects
Section 55:14G-30 - Offenses
Section 55:14G-31 - Extension of temporary emergency housing contracts upon finding of need by municipal governing body; new contracts
Section 55:14G-32 - Effective date; duration of act
Section 55:14G-33 - Emergency housing; extension of contract
Section 55:14G-34 - Effective date; duration of act
Section 55:14G-35 - Emergency housing; extension
Section 55:14G-36 - Effective date; duration
Section 55:14H-5 - Powers and duties of council
Section 55:14H-6 - Division of State into areas; allocation of aid from funds available
Section 55:14I-6.1 - Disclosure statements to senior citizen housing residents
Section 55:14J-2.1 - Legislative findings and declarations
Section 55:14J-41 - Definitions
Section 55:14J-42 - Mortgage assistance account
Section 55:14J-43 - Payment to housing finance agency for reserve fund
Section 55:14J-44 - Return of funds free of pledge or lien; retention of earnings
Section 55:14J-46 - Financial assistance for senior citizens and low or moderate income families and for qualified housing developments
Section 55:14J-47 - Rules and regulations; review of findings and recommendations of commission by commissioner
Section 55:14J-48 - Appropriations from proceeds of sale of bonds for expenses
Section 55:14J-49 - Maintenance of appropriations in mortgage assistance fund
Section 55:14J-50 - Federal grants; establishment and maintenance of mortgage assistance fund
Section 55:14J-51 - Report to and consultation with legislative committee prior to entry into agreement
Section 55:14K-1 - Short title
Section 55:14K-2 - Legislative findings and declarations
Section 55:14K-3 - Definitions.
Section 55:14K-4 - New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency.
Section 55:14K-5 - Powers of agency
Section 55:14K-5.1 - New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency to provide written notice of funding
Section 55:14K-5.2 - Additional powers of New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
Section 55:14K-5.3 - Transfer of certain reserves to State for housing needs.
Section 55:14K-6 - Financing of construction, improvement or rehabilitation of housing projects; loans; application; priorities
Section 55:14K-7 - Terms and conditions of loans
Section 55:14K-7.1 - Shower, bathtub safety rails required in certain senior rental projects.
Section 55:14K-7.2 - Powers of agency as condition of loan, grant, investment for special needs housing projects.
Section 55:14K-7.3 - Tenants forum; State-subsidized rental housing, complaints.
Section 55:14K-8 - Eligibility for admission to certain housing projects.
Section 55:14K-9 - Housing sponsors; action or proceeding by agency to enforce rights; appointment of receiver; reorganizations
Section 55:14K-10 - Foreclosure action; parties defendant; entry of judgment; conditions; orders; qualification of buyers; other judgments; notices prior to sale
Section 55:14K-11 - Loans to institutional lenders
Section 55:14K-12 - Purchase and sale of eligible loans by agency
Section 55:14K-13 - Life safety improvement loans.
Section 55:14K-14 - Boarding house rental assistance fund
Section 55:14K-15 - Rental assistance agreements
Section 55:14K-16 - Boarding house rental assistance fund annual report
Section 55:14K-17 - Annual appropriations to boarding house rental assistance fund
Section 55:14K-18 - Subsidiary corporations of agency
Section 55:14K-19 - New Jersey housing development corporation
Section 55:14K-20 - Bonds of agency
Section 55:14K-21 - Resolutions of authorization for issuance of bonds; contents
Section 55:14K-22 - Default in payment of principal or interest on bonds
Section 55:14K-23 - Pledges of income, revenues or other property
Section 55:14K-24 - Allocation of state ceiling on aggregate amount of qualified mortgage bonds under I.R.C. s. 103A(g) to agency
Section 55:14K-25 - Reservation of funds for use in municipalities eligible for state aid for services and to offset property taxes
Section 55:14K-26 - Inclusion of interest on bonds in gross income for purposes of federal income tax
Section 55:14K-27 - No personal liability on bonds
Section 55:14K-28 - Purchase of bonds of agency by agency
Section 55:14K-29 - Housing finance funds
Section 55:14K-30 - Housing development fund
Section 55:14K-31 - General fund of agency
Section 55:14K-32 - Pledge, covenant and agreement of state with bondholders
Section 55:14K-33 - Bonds as legal investment
Section 55:14K-34 - Tax exemptions
Section 55:14K-35 - Exemption of property from levy and sale by execution, judicial process or charge or lien of judgment
Section 55:14K-36 - Insurance or guarantee of payment of interest or principal of loans or bonds; obtaining from federal department or agency or other person
Section 55:14K-37 - Intent relative to enforcement.
Section 55:14K-38 - Violations; penalty
Section 55:14K-39 - Conflicts of interest; violations; penalties
Section 55:14K-40 - Annual report and audit of agency
Section 55:14K-41 - Agency financial strategy; biannual revision; annual review of housing program content
Section 55:14K-42 - Wage rate of workmen employed by qualified housing sponsors; determination
Section 55:14K-43 - Services to agency by state units or officers; payment of costs and expenses
Section 55:14K-44 - Discrimination; prohibition; violations; penalty
Section 55:14K-45 - Short title
Section 55:14K-46 - Findings, determinations, declarations
Section 55:14K-47 - Definitions
Section 55:14K-48 - Issuance of Housing Incentive Bonds
Section 55:14K-49 - Housing Incentive Finance Fund established
Section 55:14K-50 - Guarantee of construction loans
Section 55:14K-51 - Loan guarantees
Section 55:14K-52 - Insurance against defaults
Section 55:14K-53 - Rules, regulations
Section 55:14K-54 - Short title
Section 55:14K-55 - Findings, etc. relative to housing for low and moderate income families
Section 55:14K-56 - Definitions
Section 55:14K-57 - Amount set aside to provide mortgage loans
Section 55:14K-58 - Affordable Home Ownership Opportunities Fund established
Section 55:14K-59 - Loans by agency authorized
Section 55:14K-60 - Eligibility for loans
Section 55:14K-61 - Selection of eligible projects
Section 55:14K-62 - Eligible project declared public work
Section 55:14K-63 - Rules, regulations
Section 55:14K-64 - Short title
Section 55:14K-65 - Findings, declarations relative to Rental Housing Incentive Guarantee Program
Section 55:14K-66 - Definitions
Section 55:14K-67 - Rental Housing Incentive Guarantee Fund established
Section 55:14K-68 - Powers, duties of agency
Section 55:14K-69 - Agreements between agency and authority
Section 55:14K-70 - Funding provided by New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Section 55:14K-71 - Rules, regulations
Section 55:14K-72 - Short title
Section 55:14K-73 - Findings, declarations relative to cooperative housing for certain purchasers
Section 55:14K-74 - Definitions relative to cooperative housing for certain purchasers
Section 55:14K-75 - "New Jersey Senior and Disabled Cooperative Housing Finance Incentive Program"
Section 55:14K-76 - Amount from bonds set aside for certain mortgage loans, projects
Section 55:14K-77 - "Senior and Disabled Cooperative Housing Incentive Fund"
Section 55:14K-78 - Eligibility for loan
Section 55:14K-79 - Selection of projects; priority
Section 55:14K-80 - Project declared public work
Section 55:14K-81 - Rules, regulations
Section 55:14K-82 - Short title.
Section 55:14K-83 - Findings, declarations relative to residential mortgage assistance.
Section 55:14K-84 - Short title.
Section 55:14K-85 - Definitions relative to "Mortgage and Neighborhood Stabilization Financing Assistance Program."
Section 55:14K-86 - Mortgage and Neighborhood Stabilization Assistance Program, Fund.
Section 55:14K-86.1 - Certain funds used for acquisition, rehabilitation of certain properties.
Section 55:14K-86.2 - Regulations.
Section 55:14K-86.3 - Additional uses for funds.
Section 55:14K-87 - Rules, regulations.
Section 55:14K-88 - Short title.
Section 55:14K-89 - Definitions relative to "New Jersey Housing Assistance and Recovery Program."
Section 55:14K-90 - Housing Assistance and Recovery Program Support Fund.
Section 55:14K-91 - Execution of lease-purchase agreement.
Section 55:14K-92 - Notification relative to noncompliance of sponsor.
Section 55:14K-93 - Rules, regulations.
Section 55:14L-1 - Findings, declarations
Section 55:14L-2 - Definitions
Section 55:14L-3 - "Scattered Site AIDS Permanent Housing Program" established
Section 55:14L-4 - "Supportive Housing Fund" established
Section 55:14L-5 - Steering committee established
Section 55:17-1 - Continuation of lease or financial arrangement on default or foreclosure of mortgage loan
Section 55:17-2 - Records by holder of mortgage loan
Section 55:17-3 - Project and financial records equivalent to person or entity entering into lease or financial arrangement for continuation purposes; administration of project arrangements; summary proceedings
Section 55:17-4 - Establishment and maintenance of financial records and data
Section 55:17-5 - Nature, identity or status of person with whom lease or financial agreement may be made
Section 55:17-6 - Modifying or supplementing mortgage loan; written consent of holder
Section 55:17-7 - Notice of default to holder
Section 55:17-8 - Remedies to holder of mortgage loan
Section 55:17-9 - Definitions
Section 55:17-10 - Liberal construction
Section 55:17-11 - Application
Section 55:18-1 - Definitions
Section 55:18-2 - Title in municipality to realty with residential or nonresidential structure; determinations of feasibility of conversion or rehabilitation; authorization to lease and subordinate interest to mortgage
Section 55:18-3 - Qualifications of prospective lessee
Section 55:18-4 - Terms of lease
Section 55:18-5 - Conformance to codes
Section 55:18-6 - Schedule of rents
Section 55:18-7 - Surcharge on rents for lessee with option to purchase; deposit; disposition
Section 55:18-8 - Expiration of lease; disposition of property
Section 55:18-9 - Waiver of requirements by municipality; conditions
Section 55:18-10 - Rules and regulations
Section 55:19-1 - Short title
Section 55:19-2 - Findings, declarations
Section 55:19-3 - Definitions
Section 55:19-4 - Urban Development Corporation
Section 55:19-5 - Coordination with other State programs; advisory council
Section 55:19-6 - Powers of the corporation
Section 55:19-7 - Subsidiary corporations
Section 55:19-8 - Joint ventures
Section 55:19-9 - Loans for "projects."
Section 55:19-10 - Subsidiary stock issuance
Section 55:19-11 - Self-dealing prohibition
Section 55:19-12 - Authorized investment
Section 55:19-13 - Employment tax credit
Section 55:19-14 - No eminent domain; municipal regulation
Section 55:19-15 - Prevailing wage rate
Section 55:19-16 - Annual report; strategy document
Section 55:19-17 - Urban Development Investment Fund created
Section 55:19-18 - Appropriation from bond fund
Section 55:19-19 - Project initiation within one year
Section 55:19-20 - Short title
Section 55:19-21 - Findings, determinations relative to urban redevelopment
Section 55:19-22 - Definitions relative to urban redevelopment.
Section 55:19-23 - New Jersey Urban Development Corporation reconstituted as New Jersey Redevelopment Authority
Section 55:19-24 - Powers of authority
Section 55:19-25 - Prioritization of projects
Section 55:19-26 - Volunteer cooperation, assistance of private business firms, executives
Section 55:19-27 - Additional powers of authority
Section 55:19-28 - Joint ventures
Section 55:19-29 - Loans for projects
Section 55:19-30 - Authority empowered to issue bonds
Section 55:19-31 - Issuance of bonds
Section 55:19-32 - Bond, other obligation deemed fully negotiable
Section 55:19-33 - Power of authority to covenant, agree with bondholders
Section 55:19-34 - Pledge of revenues, other moneys valid, binding
Section 55:19-35 - Lawful investments in authority securities
Section 55:19-36 - Liability on bonds
Section 55:19-37 - Conflicts prohibited; remedies
Section 55:19-38 - Prevailing wages
Section 55:19-39 - Public hearing on project
Section 55:19-40 - Property, securities of authority, tax exempt; in lieu of tax payments
Section 55:19-41 - Agreements between contiguous municipalities to share project revenues
Section 55:19-42 - Responsibility of each municipality set forth in agreement
Section 55:19-43 - Investments permitted
Section 55:19-44 - P.L.1996, c.62 complete authority for issuance of bonds
Section 55:19-45 - Submission of New Jersey Redevelopment Strategy document
Section 55:19-46 - New Jersey Redevelopment Investment Fund
Section 55:19-47 - Establishment of loan rates, maturities; earnings paid to the fund
Section 55:19-48 - County empowered to enter into contracts with authority
Section 55:19-49 - Property of authority exempt from levy, sale
Section 55:19-50 - Moneys transferred to the fund; functions, employees, property transferred to the authority
Section 55:19-51 - Use of moneys, priorities, relative to Local Development Financing Fund
Section 55:19-52 - Municipal ordinance to provide for tax abatement, payment in lieu of taxes
Section 55:19-53 - Financial agreements to provide for repayment of bonds
Section 55:19-54 - Definitions relative to abandoned property
Section 55:19-55 - Identification of abandoned property, listing.
Section 55:19-56 - Sale of tax lien on abandoned property; remediation costs.
Section 55:19-57 - Removal of property from list of abandoned properties; remediation
Section 55:19-58 - Action to foreclose right of redemption
Section 55:19-59 - Final judgment barring right of redemption; grounds for reopening
Section 55:19-60 - Urban Coordinating Council
Section 55:19-61 - Duties of Urban Coordinating Council
Section 55:19-62 - Office of Neighborhood Empowerment
Section 55:19-63 - Duties of Office of Neighborhood Empowerment
Section 55:19-64 - Development of neighborhood empowerment plan
Section 55:19-65 - Distribution of eligibility guidelines for participation in neighborhood empowerment program
Section 55:19-66 - Preference accorded to certain neighborhood empowerment plans
Section 55:19-67 - Additional considerations in evaluating neighborhood empowerment plan
Section 55:19-68 - Review of applications by Urban Coordinating Council, authority
Section 55:19-69 - Public hearings on applications; determination
Section 55:19-70 - Eligibility for investments from New Jersey Redevelopment Investment Fund
Section 55:19-71 - Review of documents, remedial action workplans
Section 55:19-72 - Urban Site Remediation Coordinator
Section 55:19-73 - Allocation of loans, loan guarantees
Section 55:19-74 - Funding of projects through issuance of tax exempt bonds
Section 55:19-75 - Application for funding from "Water Supply Bond Act of 1981"
Section 55:19-76 - Application for funding from P.L.1992, c.88 and P.L.1995, c.204
Section 55:19-77 - Application for funding from "1992 New Jersey Employment and Workforce Development Act"
Section 55:19-78 - Short title
Section 55:19-79 - Findings, declarations relative to abandoned properties
Section 55:19-80 - Definitions relative to abandoned property.
Section 55:19-81 - Determination that property is abandoned.
Section 55:19-82 - Determination of property as nuisance
Section 55:19-83 - Property not to be placed on abandoned property list; conditions.
Section 55:19-84 - Action to transfer property to municipality
Section 55:19-85 - Complaint, content
Section 55:19-86 - Complaint, lis pendens, notice; entry on property.
Section 55:19-87 - Defense by owner against complaint.
Section 55:19-88 - Designation of possessor if owner unsuccessful in defending against complaint.
Section 55:19-89 - Submission of plan to court by municipality
Section 55:19-90 - Municipality, option of designating qualified rehabilitation entity
Section 55:19-91 - Municipality deemed to have ownership interest
Section 55:19-92 - Petition for reinstatement of owner's control, possession
Section 55:19-93 - Contents of petition
Section 55:19-94 - Security obligations of owner relative to granting of petition
Section 55:19-95 - Granting of title to municipality, authorization to sell
Section 55:19-96 - Procedure for municipality to purchase, sell property
Section 55:19-97 - Distribution of proceeds
Section 55:19-98 - Lien, special tax sales, remedies
Section 55:19-99 - Denial of rights, remedies to lienholder, mortgage holder
Section 55:19-100 - Municipal recourse with respect to lien.
Section 55:19-101 - Special tax sales; notice.
Section 55:19-102 - Establishment of fair market value of property
Section 55:19-103 - Removal from abandoned property list; conditions
Section 55:19-104 - Creation of abandoned property list; initiative procedure
Section 55:19-105 - Request for inclusion of property on abandoned property list
Section 55:19-106 - Findings, declarations relative to discontinuation of certain utility service from abandoned properties.
Section 55:19-107 - Access to abandoned property by utility, conditions.