Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Bureaus, Offices & Programs
Office of the Director
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Edward M. Smith, Director (About the Director)
Kevin Luckie, Assistant Director
(Vacant), Assistant Director
Some services managed or provided directly through the Office of the Director are Code Assistance, Industrialized Buildings, Licensing and Continuing Education, PermitsNJ and RSIS.
PO Box 802, Trenton, NJ 08625-0802
Phone: (609) 984-7609
Fax: (609) 984-7717
Other services managed or provided for are Asbestos and Lead Hazard Safety and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety.
PO Box 821, Trenton, NJ 08625-0821
Phone: (609) 633-6224 - Asbestos/Lead
Phone: (609) 984-4257 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Fax: (609) 984-7084
Bureau of Construction Project Review
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(Vacant), Chief of Bureau
The Bureau of Construction Project Review provides for plan review where the review and release of plans by the Department of Community Affairs is required, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.11 or where requested, for prototype plans intended for use Statewide.
PO Box 817, 101 S.Broad St., 4th fl.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0817
Phone: (609) 984-7850
Fax: (609) 633-2525
E-mail: planreviewintake@dca.nj.gov
Top PageBureau of Homeowner Protection
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Jim Fahy, Chief of Bureau
The Bureau of Homeowner Protection administers programs addressing the purchase of new homes, units in retirement communities, condominiums and cooperatives, and provides information on the rights and responsibilities of residential landlords and tenants in New Jersey.
PO Box 805, Trenton, NJ 08625-0805
Phone: (609) 984-7905
Fax: (609) 292-2839
Bureau of Housing Inspection
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Carmine Giangeruso, Chief of Bureau
The Bureau of Housing Inspection oversees the registration and periodic inspection of hotels, motels and multiple dwellings as mandated under the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law, to ensure the health, safety and welfare of residents, guests and the general public.
PO Box 810, Trenton, NJ 08625-0810
Phone: (609) 633-6229
Fax: (609) 633-7262
Bureau of Rooming and Boarding House Standards
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Jay Raywood, Chief of Bureau
The Bureau of Rooming and Boarding House Standards is responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the Rooming and Boarding House Act of 1979, the inspection and licensure of emergency shelters for the homeless pursuant to Rules Governing Shelters for the Homeless, and the provisions of the Standards for Licensure of Residential Health Care Facilities.
PO Box 804, Trenton, NJ 08625-0804
Phone: (609) 984-1704
Bureau of State and Local Code Inspections
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John Delesandro, Chief of Bureau
The Bureau of State and Local Code Inspections issues permits and performs inspections on State buildings, elevators and carnival-amusement rides. In addition, the Bureau provides mandated State Uniform Construction Code enforcement in municipalities that have requested that the DCA assume authority of the Uniform Construction Code in those towns.
State Buildings
PO Box 817 Trenton,
NJ 08625-0817
Phone: (609) 984-7865
Fax: (609) 341-3188
Local - Northern Regional Office
171 Route 173, Suite 101 Asbury, NJ 08802
Phone: (908) 713-0722
Fax: (908) 713-0995
Local - Southern Regional Office
852 S White Horse Pike Hammonton, NJ 08037
Phone: (609) 567-3653
Fax: (609) 704-1510
Elevators
PO Box 816 Trenton, NJ 08625-0816
Phone: (609) 984-7833
Email: ElevatorSafetyUnit@dca.nj.gov
Carnival-Amusement Rides
PO Box 816 Trenton, NJ 08625-0816
Phone: (609) 292-2097
Fax: (609) 984-7084
Email: Rides@dca.nj.gov
Office of Regulatory Affairs
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Bill Schmidt, Supervisor of Enforcement
The Office of Regulatory Affairs is responsible for monitoring local enforcement of the Uniform Construction Code Act and implementing regulations.
PO Box 818, Trenton, NJ 08625-0818
Phone: (609) 984-7672 or (609) 984-7768
Fax: (609) 984-7952
