4. a. Upon the filing of a complaint with the department or of the commissioner’s own accord, the commissioner shall be authorized to conduct investigations and issue penalties against a municipality for its failure to comply with subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2021, c.182 (C. 52:27D-437.16).

b. A municipality or its permanent local agency shall be authorized to conduct investigations and issue penalties not inconsistent with this subsection to enforce a property owner’s failure to comply with paragraph (1) of subsection d. of section 1, or subsection e. of section 1 of P.L.2021, c.182 (C. 52:27D-437.16). If the municipality or permanent local agency determines that a property owner has failed to comply with a provision of P.L.2021, c.182 (C. 52:27D-437.16 et al.) with respect to a rental dwelling unit owned by the property owner, the property owner shall first be given 30 days to cure any violation by conducting the required inspection or initiate any required remediation efforts. If the property owner has not cured the violation after 30 days, the property owner shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $1,000 per week until the required inspection has been conducted or remediation efforts have been initiated.

L.2021, c.182, s.4.