A. 
Whereas, it is the intention of the provisions of this article to prescribe standards at least equivalent to the current edition of the New Jersey State Housing Code and the Regulations For The Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings promulgated by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
B. 
Whereas, it is necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the Borough by providing minimum housing standards in the case of certain rooming units and dwelling units, and to determine the respective responsibilities of owners, operators and occupants of such places are now in existence or may hereafter be constructed or established and to provide for the enforcement of provisions pertaining to such standards with penalties as stipulated in this Code, the following standards are hereby established.
A. 
No person having ownership or control of any premises shall knowingly permit any person to sleep or remain in any place which, in the opinion of the Health Department, is dangerous or prejudicial to life or health because of failure to have sufficient ventilation, sufficient floor area, proper drainage, adequate water supply, functioning sanitary facilities or sufficient lighting.
B. 
No person having ownership or control of any premises shall knowingly permit any person to sleep or remain in any place which, in the opinion of the Health Department, is dangerous or prejudicial to life or health due to gross unsanitary conditions resulting from the accumulation of human or animal feces and/or urine or odors resulting from the accumulation of urine or feces.
C. 
No person having ownership or control of any premises shall knowingly permit any person to sleep or remain in any place which, in the opinion of the Health Department, is dangerous or prejudicial to life or health due to an inordinate accumulation of garbage, refuse, newspapers, or household possessions.
D. 
No person having ownership or control of any premises shall knowingly permit any person to sleep or remain in any place which, in the opinion of the Health Department, is dangerous or prejudicial to life or health due to the presence of rats, mice, cockroaches, fleas, flies, ticks, stinging insects, lice, mites or any other vermin or noxious insects.
E. 
No person having ownership or control of any premises shall knowingly permit any person to sleep or remain in any place which, in the opinion of the Health Department, is dangerous or prejudicial to life or health for any reason including but not limited to harmful odors, gases, fumes, particulates, extreme heat, high levels of ionizing or nonionizing radiation.
A. 
It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation who shall have contracted or undertaken, or shall be bound, to heat or to furnish heat for any building or portion thereof, occupied as a business establishment where one or more persons are employed, to heat or to furnish heat for every room occupied in such building or portion thereof so that a minimum temperature of 68° Fahrenheit must be maintained therein at all such times the space is occupied. Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to buildings or portions thereof, used and occupied for trade, businesses, or for occupations where higher or lower temperatures are essential.
B. 
For the purposes of this section, whenever a building is heated by means of a furnace, boiler or apparatus under control of the owner, agent or lessee, in the absence of a contract or agreement to the contrary, said owner, agent, or lessee shall be deemed to have contracted, undertaken, or bound himself, or herself, to furnish heat in accordance with the provisions of this section.
C. 
It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation, who shall have contracted or undertaken, or shall be bound to supply hot water for any building or part thereof occupied as a home or place of residence to supply such hot water to such building or part thereof at a minimum temperature of not less than 120° Fahrenheit at all times.
A. 
The term "contract," as used in this section, shall mean and include a written, verbal or implied contract, lease or letting; the presence of heating outlets, radiators, risers, or returns in any hall or apartment or subdivision of a dwelling shall be prima facie evidence of an implied contract for the purposes of this section.
B. 
Every owner of a dwelling who permits it to be occupied as a place of residence for one or more persons and who under any contract, expressed or implied, agrees to furnish heat to occupants thereof, shall supply heat adequate to maintain a minimum temperature of 68° Fahrenheit in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, including toilet rooms, at all times. Further, the owner of the dwelling is responsible for maintaining all components of the heating system, unless otherwise specified by written contract.
The owner of any building having three or more residential units shall have all heating and hot water furnace or boiler facilities inspected by a qualified boiler inspector during the months of June, July or August of every year. The findings of these inspections are to be certified by such person, and a copy of these findings, with recommendations, are to be filed with the Health Department within 15 days of each inspection. Whenever corrections or repairs are recommended, the Health Officer or his authorized agent(s) may serve the owner of said heating or hot water facility notice to abate such condition within a specified time. Failure to make such corrections or repairs within the specified period shall be considered a violation of this code.
A. 
The owner of every premise in the Borough shall maintain all plumbing so as to properly convey sewage and liquid wastes from the premises to the sewage disposal system.
B. 
Should sewage or liquid waste be present on any portion of a premise, the owner of the premises shall be responsible for the prompt cleanup or removal of aforesaid sewage or liquid waste.
C. 
No storm water drain, subsurface drain or sump pump shall be connected directly or indirectly to a Borough sanitary sewer. All such drainage shall be connected to the storm sewer if available or drained to the public gutter, providing a health nuisance is not created by polluting substances such as household detergents, hazardous chemicals, oil and petroleum based products, or sewage effluent.