Municipal Government

The Township Council authorized a settlement that obligates it to adopt new rent control rules negotiated between tenant advocates and landlords.

Montclair’s mayor and council will meet Friday, March 25, just before midnight to vote on a negotiated rent control ordinance and to repeal one that was passed in April 2020, but never went into effect after a group of landlords petitioned to force it to a referendum. 

But a committee of landlords has only until Friday to withdraw a petition that could force the special election. We'll know more Thursday about what happens next.

The Montclair Township Council has introduced a municipal budget that increases the municipal portion of a property owner’s tax bill by 1.98%.

New plans for the redevelopment of Lackawanna Plaza will call for more density and height than a previous proposal that nearly 200 residents unsuccessfully fought in court, but also larger setbacks and more green and community space, developer David Placek said.

Tenant advocates and Montclair landlords are back at the table, attempting to come up with a version of rent control that they can agree on.

Unless a compromise is struck and landlords withdraw their petition, a special election is expected in May.

A list of appropriations provided to council members seems to show more than the mayor announced.

Cherepovets it’s one of four Montclair sister cities around the globe. The move comes amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

A petition to bring the issue of rent control to Montclair voters in a referendum has been certified by the township clerk, after a nearly two-year battle township officials fought to avoid such a special election.