N.J. Admin. Code § 13:10-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:10-1.1 - Words and phrases defined

The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (Unless the context indicates to the contrary all terms used in this rule have the same meanings as in 10:5-1 et seq.)

"Apartment rental turn-over" means a change of leaseholder.

"Applicant" means any person who appears before either the owner, lessor, agent or other principal or operator of a multiple apartment development for the purpose of renting an apartment.

"Barrier free" means adequate and sufficient features which are available in buildings or structures so as to make them accessible to and usable by people with physical disabilities.

"Leaseholder" means the party with whom the landlord has contracted for the apartment rental, whether the contracting be orally or in writing. It shall include any subletee or assignee of the contract where notice or approval of subletting or assignment is a condition of the contract.

"Multiple apartment development" means one or more buildings situated at the same general location and operated under one management or with ownership in common. It shall include, but not be limited to, an apartment building or buildings and garden apartments.

"Racial/ethnic designation" means designation in one or more of the following classifications:

1. Black or African American: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Africa;

2. American Indian or Alaska Native: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North or South America;

3. Asian: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam;

4. Hispanic or Latino: a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American or other Spanish origin or culture, or a person having a Spanish surname;

5. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands; and/or

6. White or Caucasian: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:10-1.1

Amended by R.1994 d.203, effective 4/18/1994.
See: 26 New Jersey Register 901(a), 26 New Jersey Register 1666(b).