New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 10 - MAINTENANCE OF HOTELS AND MULTIPLE DWELLINGS
Subchapter 16 - NATURAL LIGHT, VENTILATION AND REPLACEMENT GLAZING
Section 5:10-16.2 - Natural ventilation
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Every habitable room, bathroom, toilet room or enclosed kitchenette shall have a means of natural ventilation unless there is supplied some other device affording adequate ventilation and exchange of air. Natural ventilation as required hereunder shall be directly to the exterior through an opening of at least three square feet or through a porch having access and exposure to fresh air from the exterior. The total of openable window or skylight area in each such room shall be equal to at least 50 percent of the minimum window or skylight area required for natural light under 5:10-16.1.
(b) Every such window or skylight shall be equipped with the necessary hardware or other means so that it can be readily opened and closed by occupants from the interior of the dwelling space.