NJ A3439

Owners of multiple dwellings with nine or more units must provide maintenance services including waste receptacle management, daily common area care, sidewalk and parking area maintenance (including snow/ice removal), and heating equipment operation

Required maintenance may be performed by a resident owner, resident maintenance staff, or off-site personnel located within one block or 200 feet of the building (whichever is greater), or by a provider offering 24-hour service

Non-owner maintenance providers share equal responsibility and liability with the owner for compliance with maintenance requirements and any resulting penalties

Owners must post a sign with the name, address, and phone number of the designated maintenance provider alongside the building's certificate of registration, with updates required within five days of any changes

Municipalities may adopt ordinances extending these maintenance requirements to multiple dwellings with six to eight units