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Bureau of Housing Inspection
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The
Bureau of Housing Inspection, administers the New Jersey Hotel and
Multiple Dwelling Law (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.) (hereafter called
“The Act”). The Bureau is responsible for ensuring that
hotels and multiple-family buildings of three or more dwelling units
operating within the State of New Jersey are properly maintained
and do not pose a threat to the health, safety and welfare of their
residents, nor the community in general.
To
achieve these objectives, the Act requires that the Bureau conduct
a five year cyclical inspection of these properties. The Bureau
has thereby been given the authority to enforce the New Jersey Regulations
for the Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings and, where
applicable, Subchapter 4 of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, by
issuing citations for the violation of these requirements.
Under this Act, Condominiums, Cooperatives and Mutual Housing Corporations
fall within the definition of multiple dwelling, and as such, are
subject to its provisions. Under the Regulations, the Condominium
Association, Cooperative or Mutual Housing Corporation, is for the
most part considered to have the responsibilities of the “owner”
as described in the Act, and is responsible for the registration
of each building and for the correction of all cited violations.
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