Cal. Civ. Code § 5:10-21.2
Rooming units
Operative Text
(a) Occupants of rooming units shall either have the sanitary facilities required hereunder within the rooming unit or accessible to the rooming unit dwelling directly or by passage through a common hallway or passageway into which such rooming unit opens. Any such facility shall be located either on the same level or no more than one level below or above the rooming unit accessible through a stairway. (b) There shall be available at least one of each kind of sanitary facility located as provided herein for each group of rooming units with a permissible capacity of six persons and an additional set of each kind of sanitary facility for each additional multiple group of rooming units with a permissible capacity of eight persons or fraction thereof. For dwellings or structures utilized exclusively by male occupants, urinals flushed by running water may be substituted for no more than one-half of the required number of toilet facilities. (c) Any additional toilets over and above the initial toilet shall be located or partitioned separately from any other toilet required hereunder and any additional bathing facility required hereunder shall be located separate from any other required bathing facility. There shall be no more than one of the required toilet facilities in the same room as any required bathing facility.
N.J.A.C. § 5:10-21.2 establishes minimum standards for sanitary facilities in rooming units, covering both location and quantity. Occupants must have access to toilets and bathing facilities either within their unit or through a common hallway on the same floor or no more than one floor away. The rule also sets a ratio of required facilities per number of permitted occupants and requires that additional toilets and bathing facilities be physically separated from one another.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under N.J.A.C. § 5:10-21.2, compliant operators of rooming houses ensure that sanitary facilities are accessible to all occupants within the prescribed proximity — same level or one level up or down via a stairway. Operators calculate the required number of toilets and bathing facilities based on the permissible occupancy capacity of their rooming units, providing at least one complete set of facilities per six-person capacity group and additional sets for each additional eight-person group or fraction thereof. Where additional toilets or bathing facilities are required beyond the initial set, compliant operators locate or partition them separately to meet the spatial separation requirements of this section.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
N.J.A.C. § 5:10-21.2 gives occupants of rooming units the right to accessible sanitary facilities that meet specific location and quantity standards — facilities must be reachable through a common hallway and within one floor of the rooming unit. If a rooming house appears to lack the required number of toilets or bathing facilities, or if those facilities are not properly located, occupants may have grounds to raise a housing code violation. Tenants can report potential violations to their local municipal housing inspector or consult a tenant-rights organization to understand available enforcement paths under this provision.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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