New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 10 - MAINTENANCE OF HOTELS AND MULTIPLE DWELLINGS
Subchapter 10 - SCREENS AND INFESTATION
Section 5:10-10.2 - Elimination of infestation
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:10-10.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Every owner shall be responsible for the eradication of any insects, rats or other pests when the infestation exists in two or more units of dwelling space or in common areas. All buildings subject to this chapter shall be made ratproof and shall be maintained in a condition free from infestation. Such ratproofing and pest extermination shall include but is not limited to the following:
1. Prevention of entrance by blocking off or stopping up at passages by which rats may secure entry from the exterior with rat impervious material;
2. Prevention of interior infestation by elimination of sources of food and access thereto;
3. Prevention of any vertical travel of vermin through pipe chases or other similar methods of travel.
(b) All hotels and multiple dwellings shall be subject to periodic procedures for the prevention and elimination of infestation by persons qualified to conduct such procedures no less frequently than once annually and more frequently where there is recurring evidence of infestation.
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