[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Burlington 5-9-1989 (Sec. 4:8 of the 1975 General Ordinances). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Land development — See Ch. 330.
The landlord/sponsor of each rental unit converted
to a condominium or cooperative after the effective date of the Senior
Citizens and Disabled Protected Tenancy Act[1] shall pay a fee of $10 per rental unit to the Township
of Burlington. Said fee shall be for the purpose of offsetting the
cost to the Township of administering the statute at the local level.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.22 et
seq.
For the purpose of administering this chapter
and applicable provisions of the Senior Citizens and Disabled Protected
Tenancy Act, the Township's Principal Assessing Account Clerk is hereby
designated as the administrator, whose duties are as follows:
A.
Be the official contact between tenants and landlord
sponsors;
B.
Maintain application forms (prescribed by the Division
of Housing of the Department of Community Affairs), to be available
and processed according to the timetable as set forth in the Act;
C.
Be knowledgeable of the application and administrative
hearing process;
D.
Determine eligibility;
E.
Conduct administrative hearings when applicable; and
F.
Be responsible for the implementation of the fee schedule
(established by this chapter) to cover the administrative costs in
the application and/or hearing process.
A.
The Township Council hereby establishes an Appeals
Board, which Board shall hear and determine appeals from decisions
rendered by the administrator under and pursuant to the Senior Citizens
and Disabled Protected Tenancy Act.
C.
As a prerequisite to the filing of an appeal with
the Appeals Board, each applicant must pay a fee of $50 to the municipality.
