New Jersey § 55:13b-11
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 55:13b-11, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55:13b-11.
The penalties contained in this section are in addition to any other penalties which
may be imposed for a violation of P.L.1979, c. 496 ( C.55:13B-1 et seq. ). a. A person who knowingly owns or operates a boarding or rooming house without a valid
license issued pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1979, c. 496 ( C.55:13B-7 ) commits a disorderly persons offense. b. An owner or operator of a boarding or rooming house who knowingly fails to correct
or abate any violation within the time period specified in a notice or report of violation
or any order of the Commissioner of Community Affairs rendered as a result of an inspection
conducted by the Department of Community Affairs or any duly authorized municipal
or county inspector commits a disorderly persons offense. c. An owner or operator of a boarding or rooming house who knowingly fails to comply
with an order of the commissioner issued after a finding of imminent hazard pursuant
to section 11 of P.L.1979, c. 496 ( C.55:13B-11 ) commits a crime of the fourth degree. d. Where a corporation is the owner or operator of a boarding or rooming house, the
corporate officers, as well as the corporation, are liable for violations of subsections
a., b. and c. of this section. e. It is no defense to a violation of this section that the owner or operator of the
rooming or boarding house has not collected rent, or has been unable to collect rent,
from the residents of the premises.
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