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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE XIX, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, BY AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 1, ENTITLED DEFINITIONS AND SECTION 2, PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF COVERED PROCEEDINGS AND PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES.
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WHEREAS, a Committee of Petitioners ("Plaintiffs"), filed an action in lieu of prerogative writ against the City of Newark, Kenneth Louis in his capacity as the Municipal City Clerk, and the Municipal City Council (collectively "Defendants") in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Essex County, bearing Docket No.: ESX-L-7289-19 (the "Lawsuit"); and
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs, asserted in the lawsuit certain claims against the Defendants, arising out of the adoption of amendments to the City of Newark Rent Control Ordinance 6PSF-(g)(S)(the "Rent Ordinance") entitled "An Ordinance to Amend 6PSF-a(s) Adopted on September 5, 2017, Title XIX, Rent Control of the Revised General Ordinance of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented, to Eliminate Appeals to the Municipal Council" which was adopted by the Municipal Council on August 20, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the main cause for dispute with respect to these Rent Ordinance amendments was that impoverished tenants that could have suffered adverse rulings by the City of Newark's Rent Control Board and could be placed in direct jeopardy of being displaced from their homes were not covered by the City's Office of Tenant Legal Services ("OTLS") Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, to remain committed to the overall purpose of the OTLS/Right to Counsel Ordinance, and in full global settlement of the aforementioned prerogative writ matter, the amendments contained herein to the OTLA/Right to Counsel Ordinance are being submitted; and
WHEREAS, a Resolution authorizing the settlement of the dispute is submitted simultaneously to the Municipal Council for their review and approval which includes...
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