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AN ORDINANCE FURTHER AMENDING TITLE 19, CHAPTER 2, RENT CONTROL REGULATIONS, RENT CONTROL BOARD, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY INCORPORATING A NEW PROCEDURE FOR CALCULATING THE MAXIMUM RENT INCREASE AND REMOVING ALL APPEALS TO THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL IN FAVOR OF APPEALS TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY.
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council adopted Ordinance, 6PSF-d, May 20, 2014, which amended and supplemented Title 19, Chapter 2, Rent Control Regulations, Rent Control Board to include provisions relating to major new improvements and other amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council further adopted Resolution 7R9-h(AS) dated August 6, 2014, which clarified the intent of the amendments previously adopted, inclusive of utilizing the Consumer Price Index-Urban (CPI-U), as provided by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the City of Newark, located within the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA consolidated area; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council is desirous of amending certain provisions of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, more specifically, Title 19, Chapter 2, Rent Control Regulations, incorporating a new procedure for calculating the maximum rent increase; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council is desirous of amending the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, more specifically, Title 19, to remove all appeals to the Municipal Council in favor of appeals to the Superior Court of New Jersey.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
SECTION 1. Title 19, Chapter 2, Rent Control Regulations, Rent Control Board, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, are hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
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