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Post by admin on Apr 14, 2009 4:59:38 GMT -5
I just got word that the rental board meeting that was scheduled for tomorrow April 15th has been moved back one week.
They will have their April meeting on the 22nd of this month. There may be a guest code enforcement person from Red Bank there.
All residents are strongly urged to come out to the meetings of this committee. As usual, the corrections have been made and this meeting can be found on the FV calendar as a reminder.
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ka19
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Post by ka19 on Apr 14, 2009 8:46:39 GMT -5
I just got word that the rental board meeting that was scheduled for tomorrow April 15th has been moved back one week. They will have their April meeting on the 22nd of this month. There may be a guest code enforcement person from Red Bank there. All residents are strongly urged to come out to the meetings of this committee. As usual, the corrections have been made and this meeting can be found on the FV calendar as a reminder. I know first hand that Red Bank takes a no-nonsense approach to landlords who do not follow their rental ordinances. The consequences for a landlord whose rental is being overcrowded by unregistered tenants is more than a mere financial setback. It's a financial back-breaker. |
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Post by admin on Apr 14, 2009 11:06:23 GMT -5
Poor Red Bank, more and more empty storefronts. I have faith they will catch themselves and rebound. Last time I was there, I notices more empty stores too. RB has a strong foundation, though, and will probably bounce back from any slump it runs into. I wonder what the RB Code Enforcement expert will have to offer. Brian -- what time is this meeting? It's at Borough Hall, correct? Thanks! The meeting is at borough hall at 7pm. I imagine the discussions will be a bit of comparing notes. |
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Post by admin on Apr 14, 2009 11:10:29 GMT -5
I just got word that the rental board meeting that was scheduled for tomorrow April 15th has been moved back one week. They will have their April meeting on the 22nd of this month. There may be a guest code enforcement person from Red Bank there. All residents are strongly urged to come out to the meetings of this committee. As usual, the corrections have been made and this meeting can be found on the FV calendar as a reminder. I know first hand that Red Bank takes a no-nonsense approach to landlords who do not follow their rental ordinances. The consequences for a landlord whose rental is being overcrowded by unregistered tenants is more than a mere financial setback. It's a financial back-breaker. I have heard a mixed review of Red Bank. I will be very interested in hearing what they have to say. And more importantly, what can be applied here. I do have one question, if RB is doing such a bang up job, why are they still having problems? Either it is sensationalism or the problems are really difficult to deal with, in which case FB is waaaayy behind and has a massive uphill climb. |
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Post by admin on Apr 14, 2009 11:14:30 GMT -5
That's interesting, KA 19! I wonder why the LLA et alia have not staged protests in Red Bank -- yet? Give it time. Allegedly, and from a couple of sources, that could be changing. Remember, FB is now the open borders capital of Monmouth County. Were just the practice run. With their very good success here, the open borders have and will continue to move on to other towns. Unfortunately, the individual towns have been too stupid to ban together as they should have years ago. Instead, they get knocked down one by one. |
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ka19
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Post by ka19 on Apr 14, 2009 11:19:38 GMT -5
RB isn't doing a bang up job; all I'm saying is that they crush landlords who have overcrowding.
Let's say C/O is for 6. Let's say a code enforcement officer legally gets into the place and notices 14 mattresses, and one frightened tenant's admission that there are 18 people living there...all unregistered.
18 unregistered tenants X $1,000 per violation = $18,000
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12 in excess of the C/O X $1,000 per violation = $12,000
for a total fine of $30,000.
That's what a landlord is looking at in that situation. I don't know if Freehold swings that big a hammer or not.
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Post by admin on Apr 14, 2009 12:40:07 GMT -5
RB isn't doing a bang up job; all I'm saying is that they crush landlords who have overcrowding. Let's say C/O is for 6. Let's say a code enforcement officer legally gets into the place and notices 14 mattresses, and one frightened tenant's admission that there are 18 people living there...all unregistered. 18 unregistered tenants X $1,000 per violation = $18,000 plus 12 in excess of the C/O X $1,000 per violation = $12,000 for a total fine of $30,000. That's what a landlord is looking at in that situation. I don't know if Freehold swings that big a hammer or not. Those are some impressive numbers. I also understand that RB is catching more violations than we are. That again raises the question in my mind, why aren't things clearing up if that is the case? Also, make no mistake, that settlement we signed has really hurt our town ability to catch the problems. |
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