There is hereby continued the position of Rent Control Board Secretary, which position shall be filled in accordance with §
189-3B(5) of this chapter. The duties of the said Rent Control Board Secretary, by way of illustration but not limitation, shall be:
A. To serve as liaison among the tenants, landlords and the Board;
B. To supply information and assistance to landlords and tenants and
to help them comply with the provisions of this chapter;
C. To keep and maintain an accurate record of the procedures of the
Board and to enter the same in the minutes;
D. To receive all applications and complaints and to process the same
for determination by the Board;
E. To submit to the governing body a report of the activities of the
Board no less than two times per calendar year;
F. To accumulate and maintain such statistics as may be necessary to
carry out the function of the Board;
G. To determine mathematically the appropriateness of any annual automatic
rent increase request;
H. To perform such other functions necessary and appropriate for the
proper implementation of this chapter; and
I. To carry out such other and further duties as shall be assigned by
the Board Chairman, the Board and/or the governing body.
There is hereby continued the position of Rent Control Officer
(Construction Code Official and/or Subcode Official). Such Rent Control
Officer shall be appointed by the governing body and shall serve at
the pleasure of same. The duties of the Rent Control Officer, by way
of illustration but not limitation, shall be:
A. To enforce the provisions of this chapter against any person or entity
by filing complaints, issuing cease-and-desist orders and such other
actions as are reasonably appropriate to bring about compliance with
this chapter. The Solicitor to the Board shall serve as the attorney
for and represent the Rent Control Officer in all matters except with
regard to the enforcement of the Regulations for the Maintenance of
Hotels and Multiple Dwellings; and
B. At the request of the Rent Control Board, and subject to the inspection fees set forth in §
189-24D of this chapter, inspect any dwelling, part of a dwelling or the property on which a dwelling covered by this chapter is located for the purpose of investigating the condition of said dwelling and/or premises in accordance this chapter. The Township of Haddon adopts the Regulations for the Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings as its own ordinance, including the penalty provisions thereof. In addition to any other building, construction and/or maintenance regulations or standards applicable to the properties which are subject to this chapter, the Rent Control Officer shall have the authority, in conjunction with the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, to confirm compliance with the Regulations for the Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings during inspections performed in accordance with this section; and
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C. Submit a written report to the Rent Control Board after performing an inspection in accordance with Subsection
B above, which report shall set forth the findings and determinations of the Rent Control Officer, including but not limited to a list of any violations of applicable regulations or standards which the Rent Control Officer observed or confirmed during the inspection; and
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D. At the
request of the Rent Control Board, as needed, perform reinspections
for the purpose of confirming whether the violations set forth in
the Rent Control Officer’s written report have been repaired
or remedied to the satisfaction of the Rent Control Officer.
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No. 1313]