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Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide Legal Defense Services to the City's Office of Tenant Legal Services for low-income tenants facing eviction.
Entity Name: Jalloh & Jalloh, LLC
Entity Address: 21 West Blancke Street, 2nd Floor, Linden, New Jersey 07036
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00
Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Department of Economic and Housing Development/NW026-BS-32100-B2020
Contract Period: One (1) year from the date of the issuance of a Notice to Proceed from the Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Pursuant to Ordinance 6PSF-l adopted on December 19, 2018.
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WHEREAS, approximately 78.2% of Newark residents are renters, according to the 2016-2017 renters; and
WHEREAS, low-income tenants residing in the City of Newark are often not represented by counsel when challenging eviction actions; and
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 tenants' 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 Or...
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