New Jersey Statutes 40:48-2.12o. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:48-2.12o
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
“Hearing officer” means a person designated pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.1993, c.127 (C. 40:48-2.12p) to hear and determine proceedings under P.L.1993, c.127 (C. 40:48-2.12n et seq.).
“Landlord” means the person or persons who own or purport to own a building in which there is rented or offered for rent housing space for living or dwelling under either a written or oral lease which building contains no more than four dwelling units. In the case of a mobile home park, “landlord” shall mean the owner of an individual dwelling unit within the mobile home park.
“Substantiated complaint” means a complaint which may form the basis for proceedings in accordance with subsection a. of section 4 of P.L.1993, c.127 (C. 40:48-2.12q).
L.1993, c.127, s.2; amended 2009, c.170, s.2.