§ 35-3. Amendments to standards.  


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  • The following sections or subsections of the New Jersey State Housing Code are hereby amended and modified as follows:
    A. 
    Subsection 4.4 shall be amended to read as follows: "Every plumbing fixture, except outdoor bibs, shall be connected to water and sewer systems approved by the Plumbing Inspector and shall be maintained in good working condition."
    B. 
    Section 5 is hereby deleted.
    C. 
    Subsection 8.1 is hereby amended to specify that heating facilities as set forth therein shall be required only in dwellings occupied during the period from November 1 through April 30.
    D. 
    Subsection 10.5 shall be amended to read as follows: “Every foundation and floor of a dwelling 30 or more inches above ground level and every wall of a dwelling shall be free from chronic dampness.”
    E. 
    Subsection 10.7 shall be amended to eliminate the second sentence contained in that subsection.
    F. 
    Subsection 12.7 shall be amended to read as follows: “Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall dispose of all his/her garbage and any other organic waste which might provide food for rodents in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinances of the Borough governing garbage disposal.”
    G. 
    Subsection 12.8 shall be amended to read as follows: “Every occupant of a dwelling shall dispose of all his/her rubbish in such a manner as may be prescribed by ordinances of the Borough governing such disposal.”
    H. 
    Subsection 12.13. The following phrase shall be added to the end of Subsection 12.13: “... when such premises are occupied.”
    I. 
    Subsection 12.14 shall be amended to read as follows: “Every owner of a dwelling who permits to be occupied any dwelling or lodging unit therein under any agreement, expressed or implied, to supply or furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during the period from November 1 to April 30 adequate to maintain therein a minimum inside temperature of 65° F. in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. throughout the year.”
    J. 
    Subsection 12.15 shall be amended to read as follows: “In the absence of a contract or agreement to the contrary, an owner shall be obliged to provide heat during the period from November 1 to April 30 wherever heating facilities are under the control of the owner or whenever two or more dwelling units or lodging units are heated by a common facility.”
Amended 3-12-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-03 (1102)