Any tenant who receives a notice of eviction pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61-2 that results from zoning or code enforcement activity for an illegal occupancy which the landlord must correct, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(g), as a result of being cited by local or state housing inspectors or zoning officers, and it is infeasible to correct such illegal occupancy without removing the tenant, shall be considered a displaced person and shall be entitled to relocation assistance in an amount equal to six times the monthly rent paid by the displaced person. The owner-landlord of this structure shall be liable for the payment of relocation assistance pursuant to this section.
[Adopted 5-15-2002 by Ord. No. 11/02]
The Town of West New York may pay relocation assistance from the Town's Relocation Assistance Fund to any displaced person who has not received the required payment from the owner-landlord of the structure at the time of eviction.
All relocation assistance cost incurred by a municipality pursuant to this article shall be repaid by the owner-landlord of the structure to the municipality in the same manner as relocation costs are billed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 20:4-4.1 and 4.2.
All repayments shall be deposited into the Town's Relocation Assistance Fund.
The Town of West New York may, after a hearing, impose upon the owner-landlord, for a second or subsequent violation for an illegal occupancy, a fine equal to the annual tuition cost of any resident of the illegally occupied unit attending a public school, which fine shall be recovered in a civil action by a summary proceeding in the name of the Town of West New York, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq.
The Municipal Court and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this article, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(g).