Inspection, within 20 days of said transfer, an application for a certificate of registration pursuant to (a)
above and to appoint an agent for the service of process pursuant to (h) above. The transferrer shall, within
30 days of such transfer, return to the Bureau of Housing Inspection, a validated copy of the certificate of
registration, indicating the name and address of the new owner.
(j) Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.24(e), the certificate of registration shall be issued prior to the issuance of a
certificate of occupancy for any newly constructed hotel, retreat lodging facility, or multiple dwelling subject
to the Act.
(k) Every application for a certificate of registration shall be certified by at least one individual owner or, in
the case of a partnership, corporation, or other entity, by a duly authorized representative of the owner, in
which case the certifier's relationship to the owner shall be stated.
(l) Failure to register or recertify shall mean the certificate of registration has expired and shall be subject
to penalty, as follows:
1. The Commissioner shall notify the owner of the violation of this section and order that registration be
completed within 30 days. When an owner fails to comply with the order of the Commissioner within 30
days, he or she shall be liable for a penalty of $ 200.00 for each registration ordered by the
Commissioner.
i. The Commissioner may issue a certificate to the clerk of the superior court that an owner is
indebted for the payment of such penalty. The clerk shall enter upon the record of docketed
judgements the name of the owner, and of the State, a designation of the statute under which the
penalty is imposed, the amount of the penalty, and the date the certification was made. The making
of the entry shall have the same