The Landlord-Tenant Housing Committee is slated to be reorganized into a new nine-member Landlord-Tenant Advisory Committee with a similar purpose.
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As evictions loom, courts hope landlord-tenant disputes can be settled without going to trial
By JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS winters@montclairlocal.news This August, 18,000 renters in Essex County and their landlords will head to mandatory settlement conferences — hoping to avoid evictions in a process state […]
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Landlord/ Tenant Committee told to stop dispute mediations
The township attorney has directed the Landlord/ Tenant Housing Committee not to conduct “mediations, ‘hearings,’ or other interventions” in landlord-tenant disputes.
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Tenants, landlords urged to be honest in rent freeze reports
Montclair officials enacted a rent freeze last year to protect tenants during the economic downturn due to COVID-19. Now, a Landlord-Tenant Housing Advisory Committee official says that while some landlords have violated the ordinance, some tenants have filed false claims about landlords concerning the freeze.
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Montclair rent control closer to going to referendum
As the pandemic moves into August and housing advocates say 40 percent of New Jerseyans will not make rent this month, the debate of rent stabilization persists here in Montclair.
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Paying the rent during COVID- Montclair landlords, tenants working together
Montclair landlord David Placek got a shoutout from Gov. Phil Murphy on Saturday for giving his tenants a “rent holiday.”
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Montclair Local Voices: New things to do, and join something too
Summer may be over, but there are still many fun things to do in town, says Robin Woods.