New Jersey Statutes 58:12A-12.8. Water testing request by customer
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 58:12A-12.8
- 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
(2) The results of every test authorized pursuant to this subsection shall be provided to the customer.
(3) When a landlord receives the results of test provided pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the landlord shall:
(a) distribute, by any means including by electronic mail, the notice of the results as soon as practicable, but no later than three business days after receipt, to every tenant who has entered into a lease agreement with the landlord and whose dwelling unit is served by the public water system; and
(b) post the notice of the results, as soon as practicable, but no later than three business days after receipt, in a prominent location at the entrance of each rental premises that is owned by the landlord and served by the public water system, except that this requirement shall not apply in the case of single-family dwellings that do not have a common area.The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to a landlord when a tenant is a direct customer of the public water system and is billed directly by the public water system.
b. A customer who requests a test pursuant to this section shall not be charged a fee by the public water system for the test. A public water system that is a “public utility,” as defined in R.S.48:2-13, and that is regulated by the Board of Public Utilities pursuant to Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, may petition the board to include in the public water system’s rate base the reasonable costs of testing it provides to customers pursuant to this section.
c. A public water system that exceeds the lead action level or the copper action level shall include a notification on each customer’s water bill, which clearly states the availability of water testing pursuant to this section. If a landlord receives a notification under this subsection, the landlord shall distribute and post the notification and any relevant information to every tenant who has entered into a lease agreement with the landlord and whose dwelling unit is served by the public water system in the same manner as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section.
L.2021, c.265, s.2.