New Jersey Statutes Title 52. State Government, Departments and Officers 52 § 27D-23

The Bureau of Tenement House Supervision of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued, but such bureau is transferred to and constituted the Bureau of Housing Inspection of the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal in the Department of Community Affairs established hereunder. The Board of Tenement House Supervision of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and all of its functions, powers and duties are hereby transferred to the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal established hereunder in the Department of Community Affairs. Such board shall henceforth be known as the Board of Housing Inspection, and shall continue to have all of the powers and shall exercise all of the functions and duties heretofore vested in, or imposed upon, it by law. This act shall not affect the terms of office of the present members of such board. Such board shall continue to be constituted and the members thereof shall continue to be appointed as provided by existing law. Any member of such board may be removed from office by the Governor for cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard.

The authority vested pursuant to existing law in the Superintendent of State Police to appoint, employ or remove officers or employees of the Bureau of Tenement House Supervision transferred and reconstituted hereunder is hereby transferred to and vested in the Commissioner of Community Affairs as the head of the Department of Community Affairs established hereunder.