New Jersey § 55:13b-3

§ 55:13b-3.

As used in this act: a. “ Boarding house ” means any building, together with any related structure, accessory building, any

land appurtenant thereto, and any part thereof, which contains two or more units of

dwelling space arranged or intended for single room occupancy, exclusive of any such

unit occupied by an owner or operator, and wherein personal or financial services

are provided to the residents, including any residential hotel or congregate living

arrangement, but excluding any hotel, motel , or established guest house wherein a minimum of 85 percent of the units of dwelling space are offered for limited tenure only, any resource

family home as defined in section 1 of P.L.1962, c. 137 ( C.30:4C-26.1 ), any community residence for the developmentally disabled and any community residence

for the mentally ill as defined in section 2 of P.L.1977, c. 448 ( C.30:11B-2 ), any adult family care home as defined in section 3 of P.L.2001, c. 304 ( C.26:2Y-3 ), any dormitory owned or operated on behalf of any nonprofit institution of primary,

secondary , or higher education for the use of its students, any building arranged for single

room occupancy wherein the units of dwelling space are occupied exclusively by students

enrolled in a full-time course of study at an institution of higher education approved

by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, any facility or living arrangement

operated by, or under contract with, any State department or agency, upon the written

authorization of the commissioner, and any owner-occupied, one-family residential

dwelling made available for occupancy by not more than six guests, where the primary

purpose of the occupancy is to provide charitable assistance to the guests and where

the owner derives no income from the occupancy. A dwelling shall be deemed “ owner-occupied ” within the meaning of this section if it is owned or operated by a nonprofit religious

or charitable association or corporation and is used as the principal residence of

a minister or employee of that corporation or association. For any such dwelling, however, fire detectors shall be required as determined by

the Department of Community Affairs. b. “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs. c. “ Financial services ” means any assistance permitted or required by the commissioner to be furnished by

an owner or operator to a resident in the management of personal financial matters,

including, but not limited to, the cashing of checks, holding of personal funds for

safekeeping in any manner or assistance in the purchase of goods or services with

a resident's personal funds. d. “ Limited tenure ” means residence at a rooming or boarding house on a temporary basis, for a period

lasting no more than 90 days, when a resident either maintains a primary residence

at a location other than the rooming or boarding house or intends to establish a primary

residence at such a location and does so within 90 days after taking up original residence

at the rooming or boarding house. e. “ Operator ” means any individual who is responsible for the daily operation of a rooming or

boarding house. f. “ Owner ” means any person who owns, purports to own, or exercises control of any rooming

or boarding house. g. “ Personal services ” means any services permitted or required to be furnished by an owner or operator

to a resident, other than shelter, including, but not limited to, meals or other food

services, and assistance in dressing, bathing, or attending to other personal needs. h. “ Rooming house ” means a boarding house wherein no personal or financial services are provided to

the residents. i. “ Single room occupancy ” means an arrangement of dwelling space which does not provide a private, secure

dwelling space arranged for independent living, which contains both the sanitary and

cooking facilities required in dwelling spaces pursuant to the “Hotel and Multiple

Dwelling Law,” P.L.1967, c. 76 ( C.55:13A-1 et seq. ), and which is not used for limited tenure occupancy in a hotel, motel , or established guest house, regardless of the number of individuals occupying any

room or rooms. j. “ Unit of dwelling space ” means any room, rooms, suite, or portion thereof, whether furnished or unfurnished,

which is occupied or intended, arranged , or designed to be occupied for sleeping or dwelling purposes by one or more persons. k. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2015, c. 125 ) l . (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2015, c. 125 )