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Lyndhurst City Zoning Code

§ 21-21.10

Violation and Penalties.

[Ord. No. 2621, § 1; Ord. No. 2762, § 2; Ord. No. 2823-11]
a. 
Any person who violates this Section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or a confinement of not more than 90 days in jail, or both. For purposes of determining violations of this Section, each and every day of continued rental or occupancy shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct violation.
b. 
In addition to all other provisions set forth herein and applicable statutes and regulation, the owner-landlord of the structure from which a displaced tenant is relocated shall be subject to additional fines for zoning or housing code violation for an illegal occupancy, up to an amount equal to six times the monthly rental paid by the displaced person, to be paid to the Township.
c. 
In addition to all other provisions set forth herein and applicable statutes and regulation, the owner-landlord of the structure from which a displaced tenant is relocated shall be subject to a fine equal to the annual tuition cost of any resident of the illegally occupied unit attending a public school, which fine shall be recovered in a civil action by a summary proceeding in the name of the Township pursuant to The Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999, N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq.
d. 
In addition to all other provisions set forth herein and applicable status and regulations, the owner-landlord of a dwelling adjudicated as an illegal dwelling shall be subject to additional penalties and costs, including but not limited to: increased tax assessments reflecting the observed use of property, and penalties, fines, and increases in taxation from the Internal Revenue Service and the State Department of the Treasury. The Township reserves the right to notify insurers, mortgagees, and other parties in interest of any fact or allegation of which the Township becomes aware.