{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-42-116","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:42-116","heading":"Definitions relative to multifamily housing.","body":"3.\tAs used in P.L.2003, c.295 (C.2A:42-114 et al.):\n\"Agency\" means the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency established under section 4 of P.L.1983, c.530 (C.55:14K-4);\n\"Building\" means any building or structure and the land appurtenant thereto in which at least half of the net square footage of the building is used for residential purposes; and shall not include any one to four unit residential building in which the owner occupies one of the units as his or her principal residence;\n\"Code\" means any housing, property maintenance, fire or other public safety code applicable to a residential building, whether enforced by the municipality or by a State agency;\n\"Commissioner\" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs;\n\"Department\" means the Department of Community Affairs;\n\"Lienholder\" or \"mortgage holder\" means any entity holding a note, mortgage or other interest secured by the building or any part thereof;\n\"Owner\" means the holder or holders of title to a residential building;\n\"Party in interest\" means: (1) any mortgage holder, lien holder or secured creditor of the owner; (2) any tenant living in the building; (3) any entity designated by more than 50 percent of the tenants living in the building as their representative; (4) the public officer; or (5) a non-profit entity providing community services in the municipality in which the building is located;\n\"Plaintiff\" means a party in interest or a qualified entity that files a complaint pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2003, c.295 (C.2A:42-117);\n\"Public officer\" means an officer of the municipality appropriately qualified to carry out the responsibilities set forth in P.L.2003, c.295 (C.2A:42-114 et al.) and designated by resolution of the governing body of the municipality in which the building is located, except that in municipalities organized under the \"mayor-council plan\" of the \"Optional Municipal Charter Law,\" P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), the public officer shall be designated by the mayor;\n\"Qualified entity\" means any person or entity registered with the department on the basis of having demonstrated knowledge and substantial experience in the operation, maintenance and improvement of residential buildings;\n\"Tenant\" means a household that legally occupies a dwelling unit in a residential building.\nL.2003,c.295,s.3.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"7c2eb8460506584fda83e83e58fc887d333af5d63af25acb862a9b5c6ae1a429","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-42-115","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-42-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}