Passaic, NJ Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)

1, and its doors, flooring, safety devices, and operating mechanisms must stay in good working order and free of hazards. 1, an ongoing obligation, not a one-time fix. Section 219-93 governs downtime: elevator service may not be suspended except where unavoidable or necessary for servicing or repairs, and then only for the minimum time needed. If an owner has advance knowledge of a planned suspension, the owner must post notice advising occupants of the time, duration, and reason for the outage. The chapter also carries retroactive equipment mandates in § 219-94 for older buildings, including key-operated continuous-pressure emergency interlock release switches, electrically released spring-applied brakes on belt- and chain-driven freight machines, electrical machine limits on drum-winding machines, hoistway-door interlocks on passenger elevators, an audible emergency signal on unattended automatic-operation elevators, and a mirror inside every self-service elevator in a multiple dwelling so a person can view the car before entering.

Enforcement runs through the Housing Officer under the Property Maintenance Code's general inspection and violation provisions (§§ 219-147 through 219-155), which apply to elevator defects the same as any other maintenance violation.