Jersey City Mayor James Solomon has issued a citywide rent control audit via executive order, as well as calling for the maximum penalties for housing violations.
“If you work hard and pay your rent, you should expect your landlord to hold up their side of the deal,” Solomon said in a statement.
“Too many landlords in Jersey City are charging rents above what is allowed under the city’s rent control law, or have failed to maintain apartments – leaving too many of our neighbors to pay high rents for crumbling housing. Landlords are on notice that if they are flouting the law or providing sub-par housing, then there will be consequences.”
The executive order establishing the citywide rent control audit directs the Division of Housing Preservation, under the supervision of the business administrator, to identify which residential properties are lawfully subject to rent control, facilitate the detection of violations, and establish the foundation for a permanent public rent control database…