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Boarding House: Shelter for indigents operated by tax-exempt religious organization is a boarding house subject to the requirements of the Rooming and Boarding House Act. There is no exemption in the law for religious organizations. Decision: 11 N.J.A.R. 244

Electrical Inspector: Electrical inspector violated conflict rule by also working as an electrician, even though the work was in another county. The inspector's license was revoked and the company he-did inspections for was fined. Decision: 12 N.J.A.R. 365

Home Warranty: Where defects in a home covered by the New Home Owners Warranty Act have not been repaired by the builder, the New Home Warranty Security Fund should pay the cost of repair. Decision: 5 N.J.A.R. 202; A house rehabilitated from an existing house that was damaged by fire is not a "new home" within the meaning of the New Home Warranty Act. Therefore, remedies under the law were properly denied. Decision: 11 N.J.A.R. 233; Lack of adequate water supply was a deficiency required to be corrected by the builder, when the defect was the result of the builder failing to make a well deep enough to provide adequate water, not the result of natural conditions beyond the builder's control. Decision: 12 N.J.A.R. 001; Water supply system is subject to two-year warranty because it is part of the plumbing system. Decision: 12 N.J.A.R. 001

Multiple Dwelling: Although the structural aspects of a premises might exclude it from regulation as a multiple dwelling, the facts.of single ownership and a single tax bill place it within regulation. Decision: 3 N.J.A.R. 291

New Home Warranty: Builder is bound by arbitration awards under the New Home Warranty program. Decision: 13 N.J.A.R. 432; Petitioners were precluded from recovery under the New Home Warranty Program because they contracted to have repairs done without obtaining authorization. Decision: 13 N.J.A.R. 784

Plumbing Inspector: Plumbing inspector's license was revoked because of conflict caused by inspector's interest in a company building new homes in an adjacent municipality. Individuals involved in construction code enforcement may not also be engaged in construction. Decision: 12 N.J.A.R. 357

Private Enforcing Agencies: Code enforcement personnel who are not municipal employees must comply with the licensing requirements for private enforcement agencies. Petitioner was not a municipal employee because there was no FICA withholding. Decision: 12 N.J.A.R. 373

Relocation Assistance: Where a town building inspector, acting within the scope of his official duties, inspects a property, observes violations and orders the property condemned, the inspector's actions are that of the township and the township becomes the displacing agency. Decision: 1 N.J.A.R. 351; Residents of a boarding home ordered vacated because of safety violations are eligible for relocation assistance. Decision: 2 N.J.A.R. 432; A request for relocation assistance was properly denied where an individual applied for assistance because his home had become uninhabitable due to fire and water damage; rules promulgated pursuant to the Relocation Assistance Act dearly indicate that persons displaced by fire are not eligible for relocation benefits. Decision: 1 N.J.A.R. 203; When an individual's rental occupancy is unlawful under a municipal ordinance, that individual is not a lawful occupant under N.J.S.A. 5:11-1.2(a) and thus is not entitled to relocation assistance. Decision: 5 N.J.A.R. 291; Where a tenant's occupancy violates zoning regulations but is otherwise lawful, the tenant is a lawful occupant and is thus entitled to relocation assistance. Decision: 6 N.J.A.R. 058; The Relocation Assistance Law of 1967, N.J.S.A. 52:31B-01 et seq. and the Relocation Assistance Act, N.J.S.A. 20:04-01 were enacted to assist in- dividuals displaced due to the activities of state and local governments. Decision: 1 N.J.A.R. 203