N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — (English)

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N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — (English)
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New Jersey (state)
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 No carbon monoxide alarm is required in any building that does not contain any fuel-
burning appliances and does not have an attached garage. The enforcing agency may issue a
certificate for a seasonal rental unit for a period of 12 months, regardless of the number or
frequency of changes in tenancy (N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.3, 2.9, & 4.19).
At the request of a tenant who is deaf or hearing impaired and residing in a multiple
dwelling or rooming and boarding house, the landlord must provide and install a visual alarm type
carbon monoxide detector and smoke detector for that unit or, in the case of a rooming or boarding
house resident, for the resident’s sleeping area. The tenant should make his or her request in writing
to the landlord (N.J.A.C. 5:10-28.1, 5:27-14.1, 5:70-4.9).
Locks
For a dwelling unit to be insurable, it must be equipped with locks that meet the federal
standards as described below. State law requires that every landlord of a multiple dwelling equip
the building with locks meeting federal standards. These standards are the same as those required
under the New Jersey Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Regulations.
The regulations call for each exterior doorway to be protected by a door which, if not a
sliding door, is equipped with a deadbolt lock using either an interlocking vertical bolt and striker,
or a minimum ½-inch throw deadbolt, or a minimum ½-inch throw self-locking latch. For further
information on locks, write to the Code Administrator for the county the building is in, Bureau of
Housing Inspection, Department of Community Affairs, P.O. Box 810, Trenton, NJ 08625-0810,
(609) 633-6225. In buildings of fewer than three (3) units, the tenant should contact the municipal
building inspector or health officer for enforcement of any existing local