New Jersey § 55:13a-7

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§ 55:13a-7.

a. The owner of a multiple dwelling who is required to prepare a Consumer Confidence

Report pursuant to the “Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996,” 42 U.S.C.s.300f et al., or who receives a Consumer Confidence Report from the owner or operator of

a public community water system, shall post each Consumer Confidence Report it prepares

or receives in each common area routinely used by the tenants living in the multiple

dwelling unit, or, if there is no common area routinely used by the tenants, the owner

of the multiple dwelling shall transmit a copy of the Consumer Confidence Report to

each dwelling unit. b. The owner of a multiple dwelling unit who is a supplier of water but is not required

to prepare a Consumer Confidence Report pursuant to the “Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments

of 1996,” and who is required to conduct tests of its drinking water by the Department

of Environmental Protection, shall post a chart setting forth the results of the water

tests, including the level of detection and, as appropriate for each contaminant,

the maximum contaminant level, highest level allowed, action level, treatment technique,

or other expression of an acceptable level, for each contaminant, in each common area

routinely used by the tenants living in the multiple dwelling unit, or, if there is

no common area routinely used by the tenants, the owner of the multiple dwelling shall

transmit a copy of the chart to each dwelling unit. The chart also shall include in bold print the statement required to be included

in a Consumer Confidence Report pursuant to 40 CFR s.141.154(a) . The chart shall not include contaminants that are not detected. c. The Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs shall include in the statement

of the established rights and responsibilities of residential tenants and landlords

prepared pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1975, c. 310 ( C.46:8-45 ) the requirements imposed on owners of multiple dwellings pursuant to subsection

a. and subsection b. of this section. The Department of Community Affairs shall enforce the provisions of this section. The Department of Community Affairs shall not be required to conduct on-site inspections

to determine compliance with this section more frequently than any on-site inspections

of multiple dwellings are conducted by the department pursuant to any other law. d. As used in this section, “multiple dwelling” and “dwelling unit” shall have the

same meaning as in section 3 of P.L.1967, c. 76 ( C.55:13A-3 ) .

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