Teaneck prohibits property conditions creating blight, including peeling paint, broken windows, structural decay, accumulated debris, and overgrown vegetation, with code enforcement authority to issue notices and orders requiring corrective action.
Teaneck enforces the New Jersey Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law and adopts the International Property Maintenance Code by reference. Owners must maintain exteriors free from peeling paint, rotting wood, broken windows, missing siding, and structural defects. Yards must be free from junk, abandoned vehicles, accumulated debris, and overgrown vegetation exceeding ten inches. Code enforcement officers may issue notices of violation requiring abatement within a stated period. The township also enforces the Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act for severely blighted parcels, allowing receivership and special tax sales.
Blight violations carry fines from $100 to $2,000 daily, plus potential property liens for municipal abatement costs.
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