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Township of Cherry Hill, NJ
Camden County
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[Ord. #88-26, § 1, 6-13-88; Ord. #2012-17, § 14-15.1, 6-11-12]
Any existing rental dwelling unit building consisting of three (3) or more apartments that is the subject of an application to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for conversion to ownership units of any type and is listed in subsection 14-15.4 (under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 5:24-1.1 et seq.) must set aside a portion of the units as modestly priced units as required in the Township's Zoning Regulations as amended, in the proportions required by Section 702A of that Article.
[Ord. #88-26, § 1, 6-13-88; Ord. #2012-17, § 14-15.2, 6-11-12]
Prior to the issuance of any certificates of occupancy for converted units, the Department of Community Development shall certify as to the following:
a. 
Dispersal of the modestly-priced reserved units throughout the building(s).
b. 
Deed restrictions limiting the resale price of the modestly-priced reserved units as per the Township's Zoning Regulations as amended.
c. 
Income levels of occupants.
[Ord. #88-26, § 1, 6-13-88; Ord. #2012-17, § 14-15.3, 6-11-12]
The cost of the reserved units and income eligibility requirements of prospective purchasers shall be determined as per the modestly-priced housing program.
[Ord. #88-26, § 1, 6-13-88; Ord. #2012-17, § 14-15.4, 6-11-12]
This section affects the following properties:
Block
Lot
287
5A
285
2B, 2C
285
5
288
12
289
38
339
5
402
1
340
10, 10A
463
11C, 11F
27
5
395
4
[Ord. #88-26, § 1, 6-13-88; Ord. #2012-17, § 14-15.5, 6-11-12]
All requirements of this section are subject to existing statutory and contractual rights of existing tenants. This section shall not apply to the individual units purchasers who have acquired vested rights prior to June 9, 1986.
[Ord. #88-8, Preamble, 1-25-88; Ord. #2012-17, § 14-16.1, 6-11-12]
New Jersey's Eviction Law expands the rights of senior citizens and disabled tenants in condominium, cooperative and similar conversions and provides protection against rent increases to all other tenants in conversions who have received the three (3) year eviction notice; and the Legislature also requires that the municipality act as an administrative agency; providing notice to tenants of units being converted; verifying applications and hearing appeals; and a municipality is authorized to charge the owner a fee to cover the cost of providing the services required by this amendatory act.
[Ord. #88-8, §§ 1, 2, 1-25-88; Ord. #2012-17, § 14-16.2, 6-11-12]
a. 
The owner of any building or structure who seeks to convert any premises shall supply the Township with a list of every tenant residing in the premises; with stamped envelopes addressed to each tenant and sufficient copies of the notice to tenants and application form for protected tenancy status.
b. 
The Administrative Officer shall notify each residential tenant in writing of the owner's intention and supply them with a written application form. After an application is filed by the tenants, the Administrative Officer must verify all pertinent information and make a determination as to the eligibility of the applicant. The developer shall be charged for all of the above services in the amount of thirty ($30.00) dollars per each occupied unit being converted.
[Ord. #88-8, § 3, 1-25-88; Ord. #2012-17, § 14-16.3, 6-11-12]
The charge for each appeal against the determination of the Administrative Officer shall be fifty ($50.00) dollars for each appeal; the fee being paid by the person filing the appeal.