N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — (English)

Citation: N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — (English)
Jurisdiction: New Jersey (state)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/t_i_r.pdf ↗

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 The landlord of a multiple dwelling who is required to prepare a Consumer Confidence
Report pursuant to the “Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996,” (42 U.S.C.S. § 300f et
al.), or who receives a Consumer Confidence Report from the owner or operator of a public
community water system, shall post each Consumer Confidence Report it prepares or receives in
each common area routinely used by tenants living in a multiple dwelling unit or, if there is no
common area routinely used by tenants, the landlord of the multiple dwelling unit must transmit a
copy of the Consumer Confidence Report to each dwelling unit.
The landlord of a multiple dwelling unit who is a supplier of water but is not required to
prepare a Consumer Confidence Report pursuant to the “Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments
of 1996,” and who is required to conduct tests of its drinking water by the Department of
Environmental Protection, must post a chart setting forth the results of the water tests, including
the level of detection and, as appropriate for each contaminant, the maximum containment level,
highest level allowed, action level, treatment technique, or other expression of an acceptable level,
for each contaminant, in each common area routinely used by the tenants living in a multiple
dwelling unit, or if there is no common area routinely used by the tenant, the owner of the multiple
dwelling unit must transmit a copy of the chart to each dwelling unit. The chart also must include
in bold print the statement required to be included in a Consumer Confidence Report, pursuant to
40 C.F. R. 141.154(a).
2. Private Water Systems:
Private water systems are defined as any water system that does not meet the definition of
a public water system.
The Private Well Testing Act (N.J.S.A. 58:12A-26 et