N.J. Admin. Code § 5:27-1.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 5:27-1.3 - Administration and enforcement

(a) The Bureau shall administer and enforce this chapter.

(b) The Bureau may authorize any municipality or county, through its appropriate housing, health or social services agencies, to perform inspections for the Bureau. Any authorization to perform inspections given to any municipality or county shall contain such terms and conditions as the Bureau may deem necessary and proper.

(c) The local enforcing agency, as the term is defined in N.J.A.C. 5:70, authorized to enforce the Uniform Fire Code in each municipality is hereby designated as the agent of the Bureau for the purpose of inspecting existing buildings in order to enforce all provisions of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq., and the Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70, applicable to rooming and boarding houses.

1. If, in the course of inspecting any rooming or boarding house, any inspector performing inspections for the Bureau finds any condition which is, or appears to be, in violation of the Uniform Fire Code, the inspector shall promptly give notice of such condition to the Bureau, which shall notify the Division of Fire Safety.

2. The maintenance requirements set forth in the Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70, shall supersede the standards for fire safety set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:27-5, with regard to all boarding houses as of December 19, 1988 and shall be the sole fire safety maintenance requirements applicable to all rooming and boarding houses on and after June 16, 1989.

3. Any retrofit work required to be done in any rooming or boarding house shall be done in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70. All buildings in compliance with the Uniform Fire Code shall be deemed to be in compliance with the fire safety standards set forth in this chapter.

4. Every licensee shall keep valid proof of compliance with the Uniform Fire Code on the premises and shall make it available to representatives of the Bureau upon request.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:27-1.3

Amended by R.1988 d.572, effective 12/19/1988 (operative June 16, 1989).
See: 20 N.J.R. 2126(a), 20 N.J.R. 3122(a).
Deleted "fire prevention" in (a); added (c).
Amended by R.1991 d.288, effective 6/17/1991.
See: 23 N.J.R. 932(a), 23 N.J.R. 1925(a).
Requirement to keep proof of compliance on premises added at (c)4.
Administrative Correction.
See: 25 N.J.R. 5928(b).
Administrative correction.
See: 46 N.J.R. 74(c).