N.J. Admin. Code § 5:27-4.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 5:27-4.6 - Heating

(a) Every dwelling shall have heating facilities which are properly installed, maintained in good and safe working condition, and are capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and water closet compartments located therein to a temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the outside temperature is zero degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature shall be read at a height of three feet above floor level at the center of the room.

(b) Every space heater, except electrical, shall be properly vented to a chimney or duct leading to outdoors. Unvented portable space heaters, burning solid, liquid, or gaseous fuels, shall be prohibited.

(c) Every licensee shall supply heat adequate to maintain a minimum inside temperature in all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and water closet compartments of 68 degrees Fahrenheit from October 1 of each year to the next succeeding May 1.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:27-4.6