New Jersey Administrative Code Title 5, Chapter 10 — Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings (State Housing Code)
N.J.A.C. 5:10 (132 targets incl. 4 appendices; repealed "(Reserved)" shells excluded): the Department of Community Affairs regulations under N.J.S.A. 55:13A — the room-by-room physical-standards layer (heat, hot water, egress, occupancy, pest control, building security, window guards, CO alarms). Source: LexisNexis "New Jersey Administrative Code – Free Public Access" (the electronic route the NJ Office of Administrative Law points to); Lexis states that this online version is not the official Code and may not include the most recent changes to a rule — each section's currency line ("adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 21, November 2, 2026") is recorded at fetch time.
Provisions (84)
§ 5:10-10.1
Screens
§ 5:10-10.2
Elimination of infestation
§ 5:10-11.1
Duties of owner
§ 5:10-11.2
Duties of manager and superintendent
§ 5:10-11.3
Janitorial services required
§ 5:10-12.1
Standard of maintenance
§ 5:10-12.2
Preventive maintenance
§ 5:10-12.3
Suspension of service
§ 5:10-12.4
Mirrors
§ 5:10-13.1
Electrical service
§ 5:10-13.2
Exterior lighting
§ 5:10-13.3
Artificial lighting
§ 5:10-13.4
Electrical hazards near swimming pools
§ 5:10-14.1
Standard of performance
§ 5:10-14.2
Corrective measures
§ 5:10-14.3
Standards of maintenance
§ 5:10-14.4
Minimum temperature
§ 5:10-14.5
Space heaters
§ 5:10-14.7
Annual inspection
§ 5:10-15.1
Sufficiency of source and system
§ 5:10-15.2
Connection of fixtures
§ 5:10-15.3
Hot water
§ 5:10-1.1
Title
§ 5:10-1.10
Bureau inspections
§ 5:10-1.11
Certificate of registration
§ 5:10-1.12
Certificate of inspection
§ 5:10-1.13
Unsafe building notice and order
§ 5:10-1.14
Delegation of powers
§ 5:10-1.15
Applications for exceptions
§ 5:10-1.16
Separability clause
§ 5:10-1.17
Violation penalties
§ 5:10-1.2
Purpose
§ 5:10-1.3
Administration and enforcement
§ 5:10-1.4
Scope
§ 5:10-1.5
Interpretation
§ 5:10-1.6
Maintenance requirements
§ 5:10-1.7
Force and effect of regulations
§ 5:10-1.8
Matters covered
§ 5:10-1.9
Continuation of lawful existing use
§ 5:10-1A.1
Local enforcing agencies; establishment and organization
§ 5:10-1A.2
County enforcement; establishment and organization
§ 5:10-1A.3
Joint local enforcing agencies; establishment and organization
§ 5:10-1A.4
Local enforcing agencies; administration
§ 5:10-1A.5
Departmental monitoring
§ 5:10-1A.6
Appointment
§ 5:10-1B.1
Authority; hearings
§ 5:10-1B.2
Types of licenses
§ 5:10-1B.3
Standards for educational programs
§ 5:10-1B.4
Procedure for approving educational programs
§ 5:10-1B.5
Duties
§ 5:10-1B.6
Renewal of license
§ 5:10-1B.7
Revocation of licensure and alternative sanctions
§ 5:10-1B.8
Fees
§ 5:10-2.1
Tense, gender, and number
§ 5:10-2.2
Definitions
§ 5:10-4.1
Concurrent responsibilities
§ 5:10-4.2
Discontinuation of services
§ 5:10-5.1
Responsibility of occupants
§ 5:10-5.2
Reporting of violations
§ 5:10-5.3
Prohibited acts
§ 5:10-5.4
Unsafe and unsanitary conditions
§ 5:10-5.5
Willful damage
§ 5:10-5.6
Heating by occupant
§ 5:10-5.7
Occupancy violations
§ 5:10-5.8
Storage
§ 5:10-6.1
Elimination of hazards
§ 5:10-6.2
Nuisances
§ 5:10-6.3
Maintenance of dwelling units
§ 5:10-6.4
Maintenance of exterior
§ 5:10-6.5
Outdoor pools
§ 5:10-6.6
Lead-safe maintenance requirements for multiple dwellings
§ 5:10-7.1
Bearing of loads
§ 5:10-7.2
Foundations
§ 5:10-7.3
Exterior surfaces
§ 5:10-7.4
Leakage, drafts and infestation
§ 5:10-7.5
Leaders and drainpipes
§ 5:10-7.7
Railings
§ 5:10-8.1
Basements, cellars and crawl spaces
§ 5:10-8.2
Interior surfaces
§ 5:10-8.3
Stairways and common areas
§ 5:10-8.4
Doors
§ 5:10-9.1
Receptacles
§ 5:10-9.2
Materials requiring separate disposal
§ 5:10-9.3