[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Maywood 11-21-72.[1] Sections 198-2A and 198-4 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fuel oil — See Ch. 189.
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Editor's Note: The provisions of this chapter are derived from Ch. 11, Art. 2, of the former Revised Ordinances adopted 11-21-72 as Ord. No. 639.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AT ALL TIMES
The time between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight in a building or part thereof occupied as a house or place of residence, each day from October 1 to May 1 of the following year, unless otherwise provided by a contract or agreement.
CONTRACTED OR AGREED
Includes a written, verbal or implied contract, agreement, lease or letting. The presence of heating outlets, radiators, risers or returns in any hall or apartment or subdivision of a house shall be prima facie evidence of an implied contract or agreement.
A. 
It shall be the duty of every person who has contracted, agreed or undertaken or shall be bound to heat or to furnish heat for any building or portion thereof occupied as a residence by one or more persons to heat or to furnish heat for every occupied room in such building so that a minimum temperature of 68°F. shall be maintained therein at all times.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code: see Ch. 1. General Provisions, Art. I.
B. 
Wherever a building or any portion thereof is heated by means of a furnace, boiler or other apparatus under the control of the owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee or the agent of any of them, he shall be deemed to have contracted, agreed, undertaken or to be bound to furnish heat in accordance with the provisions of this chapter in the absence of a contract or agreement to the contrary.
Whenever a building is heated by means of a furnace, boiler, heater or other apparatus under the control of the owner, agent or lessee, in the event that said furnace, boiler, heater or other apparatus becomes defective, it shall be the duty of the owner, agent or lessee to properly repair the same promptly.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.