New Jersey § 55:13a-7

§ 55:13a-7.

As used in this act : “ child-protection window guard ” or “ window guard ” means a bar, screen or grille assembly designed to be installed in a window for the

purpose of preventing accidental fall or ejection of a child through the window. It shall be so designed, constructed and installed that no person of the age of

10 years or younger may through accident, ignorance or inadvertence, remove, open

or dislodge it so as to permit such fall or ejection. Such window guards shall conform to specifications developed by the commissioner

regarding design, construction and installation so as to accomplish the purpose of

this act. A municipality may adopt standards that afford tenants greater protections than are

provided pursuant to the commissioner's specifications. The commissioner's specifications for double hung windows shall ensure that window

guards protect the full openable area of each lower window. The specifications shall provide that all window guards shall be designed and installed

as to ensure that any space between the lowest section of the top horizontal bar of

the window guard and the bottom of the upper sash is less than four inches. Installation of rigid metal stops in the upper tracks of a bottom window or other

attempts to limit the ability to raise the bottom window shall not be an acceptable

method of satisfying the specifications provided for in this section. Window stops may be utilized as a safety enhancement when used in addition to installed

window guards. “ common interest community ” means a horizontal property regime, condominium, cooperative, or mutual housing

corporation in which some of the property, known as common elements, is owned as tenants-in-common

by all of the property owners. “unit owners‘ association ” means the association organized for the purpose of management of the common elements

and facilities of a common interest community.