New Jersey Statutes 55:14K-7.1. Shower, bathtub safety rails required in certain senior rental projects
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 55:14K-7.1
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- 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
1. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, whenever a rental dwelling unit reserved for occupancy by an adult aged 55 or over is to be newly constructed and such construction is financed, in whole or in part, or through the allocation of low-income federal tax credits by the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, the agency shall require that each shower or bathtub within the dwelling unit be equipped with safety rails which shall be reachable by a person of average height, in order to assist the person in maneuvering in or out of the shower or bathtub, as the case may be.
L.2003,c.101,s.1.