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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT ORDINANCE 6PSF-I ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2024, TITLE XIX, RENT CONTROL, CHAPTER 2, RENT CONTROL REGULATIONS; RENT CONTROL BOARD, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY MAKING VARIOUS CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS.
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark (the "City") adopted Ordinance 6PSF-i on September 18, 2024, making various amendments to the Title XIX, Rent Control, Chapter 2, Rent Control Regulations; Rent Control Board; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate and necessary to amend Ordinance 6PSF-I adopted September 18, 2024, to make various corrections and additions; and
WHEREAS, the Rent Control Office is properly suited for handling the requirements of Title 18, Housing Code, Chapter 17, Rental Property Registration, including registration and inspection and the requirements for Certificates of Habitability, and, therefore, it is proper for those provisions to be incorporated into Title 19, Rent Control, Chapter 2, Rent Control Regulations; Rent Control Board; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate and necessary to incorporate definitions from Title 18, Chapter 17 related to Rent Control and Rental Property Registration into this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate and necessary to conform the registration requirements of all dwelling units, including the registration process, indexing and filing of registrations, and amendments to registration, from Title 18, Chapter 17 to those requirements of this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate and necessary to conform penalties for subsequent violations for failing to register from Title 18, Chapter 17 to this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate and necessary to update inspection fees from Title 18, Chapter 17, to conform and simplify the fees for inspections under this Ordinance;
WHEREAS, it is appropriate and necessary to incorporate inspections...
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