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AN ORDINANCE 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 ADDING PROVISIONS RELATING TO MAJOR NEW IMPROVEMENTS AND CERTAIN OTHER AMENDMENTS.
Sponsors: Council Members Baraka/ James
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council is desirous of amending certain provisions of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Newark, more specifically, Title 19, Chapter 2,
Rent Control Regulations,
Rent Control Board, at the request of taxpayer tenants, and amends certain other provisions to conform to cur
rent state law and certain other amendments to clarify intent.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AS FOLLOWS:
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:
Editor's Note: Additions are shown as underlined and bold. Deletions are strikethroughs.
CHAPTER 2:
RENT CONTROL REGULATIONS;
RENT CONTROL BOARD
19:2-1. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
a. The Governing Body of the City of Newark does hereby declare that an emergency exists within the City of Newark with respect to the
rental of housing space in dwellings by reason of the demands for increases in
rent, which are hereby determined to be exorbitant, speculative and unwarranted; and
b. This emergency has been created by housing demolitions, deterioration of a substantial portion of the existing housing stock, insufficient new housing construction, increased cost of construction and finance, and growing inflation. This has caused a substantial and increasing shortage of
rental housing accommodations for families of low and moderate income and abnormally high
rents; and
c. Unless residential
rents of tenants are r...
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