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.
Rent stabilization
Clerk rejects second rent control petition – Referendum off the table for now
The amended referendum petition filed by opponents of Montclair’s rent-control ordinance has been rejected by the township clerk once again.
Renters fighting back on large rent increases by new owners
After receiving leases with up to 30 percent rent increases, residents fight back.
Survey asks, should Montclair implement rent control?
By Jaimie Julia Winters
winters@montclairlocal.news
A survey launched in December on whether Montclair should implement rent control will remain open until the end of the year as the NAACP seeks more input from the renters that make up 42 percent of the town...