[Adopted 10-6-2022 by Ord. No. 22-04]
The term "landlord" as used in this article shall mean the person or persons who own, or purport to own, or exercise control of any building or project having one or two units in which there is rented or offered for rent housing space for living or dwelling purposes under either a written or oral lease, provided that this definition shall not include owner-occupied two unit premises. As used in this article, this definition does not include any multiple dwelling subject to the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L. 1967, c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.).
Every landlord shall, when obtaining a certificate of inspection for new occupancy of a unit of dwelling space pursuant to Chapter 64, Article II, complete and file with the Mannington Township Clerk (or with the Mannington Township Housing Officer, if so designated by the Clerk) a certificate of registration form as prescribed by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:29-1.1 et seq., which shall contain the following information:
A. 
The name and address of the record owner or owners of the premises and the record owner or owners of the rental business if not the same persons. In the case of a partnership the names of all general partners shall be provided;
B. 
If the record owner is a corporation, the name and address of the registered agent and corporate officers of said corporation;
C. 
If the address of any record owner is not located in the county in which the premises are located, the name and address of a person who resides in the county in which the premises are located and is authorized to accept notices from a tenant and to issue receipts therefor and to accept service of process on behalf of the record owner;
D. 
The name and address of the managing agent of the premises, if any;
E. 
The name and address, including the dwelling unit, apartment or room number of the superintendent, janitor, custodian or other individual employed by the record owner or managing agent to provide regular maintenance service, if any;
F. 
The name, address and telephone number of an individual representative of the record owner or managing agent who may be reached or contacted at any time in the event of an emergency affecting the premises or any unit of dwelling space therein, including such emergencies as the failure of any essential service or system, and who has the authority to make emergency decisions concerning the building and any repair thereto or expenditure in connection therewith and shall, at all times, have access to a current list of building tenants that shall be made available to emergency personnel as required in the event of an emergency;
G. 
The name and address of every holder of a recorded mortgage on the premises;
H. 
If fuel oil is used to heat the building and the landlord furnishes the heat in the building, the name and address of the fuel oil dealer servicing the building and the grade of fuel oil used.
The Mannington Township Clerk (or the Mannington Township Housing Officer, if so designated by the Clerk) shall index and file the completed certificate of registration forms and make them reasonably available for public inspection. The Mannington Township Clerk (or the Mannington Township Housing Officer, if so designated by the Clerk) shall also index and file any validated certificates that are sent to the Mannington Township Clerk by the New Jersey Bureau of Housing Inspection for multiple dwellings that are subject to the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L. 1967, c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.) and shall make such validated multiple dwelling certificates reasonably available for public inspection in the same manner as the certificates that are required herein for one- and two-dwelling non-owner-occupied units.
Every landlord shall file an amended certificate of registration form within 20 days after any change in the information required to be included thereon.
At the time of the creation of a new tenancy, every landlord must provide each occupant or tenant a copy of the completed certificate of registration form. If an amended certificate of registration form is filed with the Mannington Township Clerk (or the Mannington Township Housing Officer, if so designated by the Clerk) the landlord must furnish each occupant or tenant with a copy of the amended certificate within seven days after such filing.
Within 30 days following notification by the Mannington Township Clerk pursuant to section 1 of P.L. 2017, c. 266 (N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.67), and thereafter, at the time of creation of a tenancy, each landlord shall advise each tenant that the Mannington Township Clerk maintains a list containing the names and addresses of Township residents who identify themselves as being in need of special assistance in the event of an emergency, and who request that this information be maintained on their behalf, for public safety purposes. The landlord shall provide each tenant with a copy of the notice, including information as to how a tenant may be added to the list.
Any landlord who shall violate any provision of this article shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $500 for each offense, recoverable by a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.A. 2A:58-1 et seq.). The Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part in Salem County, or the Mid-Salem County Municipal Court, shall have jurisdiction to enforce said penalty. The New Jersey Attorney General, the Township of Mannington, or any other person may institute the proceeding. When the Township or any other person other than the Attorney General institutes the proceeding, a recovered penalty should be remitted by the court to Mannington Township.
Any written or oral provision in any agreement whereby any tenant waives any rights under this article or N.J.S.A. 46:8-27 et seq. shall be deemed against public policy and unenforceable.