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ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 19, CHAPTER 1, RENT CONTROL IN SUBSTANDARD MULTIPLE DWELLINGS; AND 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 INCLUDING PROVISIONS RELATING TO MAJOR NEW IMPROVEMENTS AND OTHER AMENDMENTS.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
SECTION 1: Title 19, Chapter 1, Rent Control in Substandard Multiple Dwellings, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented, is amended as follows:
[Editor's note: Additions are shown as underlined and bold. Deletions are strikethroughs.]
CHAPTER 1 RENT CONTROL IN SUBSTANDARD MULTIPLE DWELLINGS.
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19:1-9. PROCEDURE TO IMPOSE RENT CONTROL.
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19:1-14. PENALTY.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred ($500.00) dollars for a first offense, a fine not to exceed two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars for a second and any subsequent offense. or by imprisonment in the County jail for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days, or be punished by both such find or imprisonment.
SECTION 2. 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
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19:2-2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Chapter:
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Major new improvement shall mean a physical addition or change to the dwelling, which provides all tenants in the dwelling with something not previously provided that improves the quality of life in the dwelling. A replac...
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