New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 28 - NEW JERSEY STATE HOUSING CODE
Subchapter 1 - STANDARDS OF HABITABILITY
Section 5:28-1.9 - Egress
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:28-1.9
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Every dwelling, dwelling unit, or lodging unit shall have safe and unobstructed means of egress. Such means of egress shall not be through any other dwelling unit or part thereof and shall lead to a safe and open space at ground level accessible to a street.
(b) A room used for sleeping purposes under the provisions of 5:28-1.11(d) shall be provided with a safe and unobstructed means of egress leading directly to an outside area accessible to a street.
(c) There shall be not fewer than two independent exits remote from each other from every floor of a building greater than two stories in height having more than two dwelling and/or lodging units.
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