File #: 21-1569    Version: 1 Name: Office of Tenant and Legal Services - Essex-Newark Legal Services
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 10/20/2021 In control: Economic and Housing Development
On agenda: 11/15/2021 Final action: 11/15/2021
Title: Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide Legal Defense Services to tenants of low-income facing eviction or threat of eviction. Entity Name: Essex-Newark Legal Services Entity Address: 5 Commerce Street, 2nd Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00 Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Department of Economic and Housing Development/Business Unit: NW011, Dept. 200, Div./Proj. 2001, Activity A, Acct #71260, Budget Ref. B2021 Contract Period: One (1) year from the date of the issuance of a Notice to Proceed Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( X ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information:
Sponsors: Council of the Whole
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Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide Legal Defense Services to tenants of low-income facing eviction or threat of eviction.
Entity Name: Essex-Newark Legal Services
Entity Address: 5 Commerce Street, 2nd Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00
Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Department of Economic and Housing Development/Business Unit: NW011, Dept. 200, Div./Proj. 2001, Activity A, Acct #71260, Budget Ref. B2021
Contract Period: One (1) year from the date of the issuance of a Notice to Proceed
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( X ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:

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WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the City of Newark declared that an emergency exists within the City of Newark, where many of its residents are homeless or are at risk of homelessness and/or reside in uninhabitable living conditions due to a shortage of affordable housing and an absence of awareness concerning tenant's rights; and

WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40:48-2 allows any municipality to make ordinances, rules, regulations, and by-laws, as the municipality deems necessary and proper for the good government, order and protection of its residents and for the protection of the health, welfare and safety of the municipality and its residents; and

WHEREAS, the City of Newark by way of Ordinance 6PSF-I adopted on December 19, 2018, amended and supplemented Title XIX of its Revised General Ordinances to provide its low-income residents facing eviction in landlord tenant court with access to free legal representation by way of the creation of the Office of Tenant Legal Services; and

WHEREAS, a need exists t...

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