New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 10 - MAINTENANCE OF HOTELS AND MULTIPLE DWELLINGS
Subchapter 22 - OCCUPANCY STANDARDS
Section 5:10-22.3 - Floor area
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) In all dwelling units other than rooming units, there shall be a minimum usable floor area for the initial occupant of 150 square feet and 100 square feet additional space for each additional occupant provided, however, that children under the age of two shall not be considered additional occupants.
(b) In rooming units used or intended to be used solely for transient occupancy, there shall be a minimum usable floor area of 50 square feet for each occupant provided, however, that children under the age of six shall not be considered additional occupants.
(c) In every rooming unit used or intended to be used for non-transient occupancy, there shall be a usable floor area of at least 80 square feet in every room occupied or intended to be occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant and a usable floor area of at least 60 square feet per occupant in every room occupied or intended to be occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one occupant, provided, however, that children under the age of two shall not be considered to be additional occupants.
(d) In every dwelling unit other than a rooming unit, every room occupied or intended to be occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall have a minimum usable floor area of 70 square feet and every room occupied or intended to be occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one occupant shall have a usable floor area of at least 50 square feet for each such occupant, provided, however, that children under the age of two shall not be considered to be additional occupants.
