corporation or association which entitles the holder of a share or
membership interest thereof to possess and occupy for dwelling purposes a house, apartment or other
structure owned or leased by said corporation or association, or to lease or purchase a dwelling
constructed or to be constructed by said corporation or association. (See N.J.S.A. 55:13A-3(r).)
"Corridor" means an enclosed passage providing a means of access from rooms or spaces to an exit.
"Court" means an open, uncovered, and unoccupied space on the same lot with a building.
"Crawl space" means an unoccupiable area in a building not more than 48 inches in height.
"Dead-end" means a portion of a corridor in which the travel to an exit is in one direction only.
"Demolition" means the dismantling or razing of all or part of a building, including operations incidental
thereto.
"Department" means the Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey.
"Design winter conditions" means the design temperature at the nearest locality reported in the latest
edition of the Handbook of the American Engineers Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air
Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
"Deterioration" means decay, damage, loss of material or ability to function as intended caused by
exposure to the elements.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Codes and Standards.
"Drainage system" means all the piping within public or private premises, which conveys sewage, rain
water, or other liquid wastes to a legal point of disposal, but shall not include the mains of public sewer
system or private or public sewage-treatment or disposal plant.
"Duct (Ventilation)" means a pipe, tube, shaft, conduit, or an enclosed space within a wall or structure,
used for conveying air.
"Dumbwaiter" means a hoisting and lowering