[Adopted 9-6-2005 by Ord. No. 1291]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any tenant who receives a notice of eviction
pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1974, c. 49, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2, that
results from zoning or code enforcement activity for an illegal occupancy,
as set forth in Paragraph (3) of Subsection g. of Section 2 of P.L.
1974, c. 49, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, shall be considered a displaced
person and shall be entitled to relocation assistance in an amount
equal to six times the monthly rental paid by the displaced person.
The owner-landlord shall be liable for the payment of any and all
relocation assistance due to the tenant covered under this section.
In the event that a displaced person covered
by this section has not received the required payment from the owner-landlord
of the structure at the time of eviction, the municipality may pay
relocation assistance to said person from a revolving relocation assistance
fund, which may be established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 20:4-4.1a. All
relocation assistance costs incurred by a municipality pursuant to
this subsection shall be repaid by the owner-landlord of the structure
to the municipality in the same manner as relocation costs are billed
and collected under N.J.S.A. 20:4-4.1 and N.J.S.A. 20:4-4.2. These
payments shall be deposited into the municipality's revolving relocation
assistance fund.
In addition to reimbursing the municipality for relocation expenses and disbursements described in §
224-2 above, the owner-landlord of the structure shall be fined for the zoning or housing code violation for illegal occupancy up to an amount equal to six times the monthly rental paid by the displaced person, to be paid to the municipality by the owner-landlord of the structure.