Township of Freehold, NJ
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2023-12-19
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 261 Rent Control
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Article III Establishment of Rent Control Board
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administration of Government
- Ch 6 Authorities
- Ch 10 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 11 Traffic
- Ch 17 Approval of Payments and Bills
- Ch 21 Court, Municipal
- Ch 26 Fire Department
- Ch 30 Fire Districts
- Ch 34 Health, Board of
- Ch 43 Payroll
- Ch 47 Personnel
- Ch 51 Police Department
- Ch 59 Tort Claims
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 67 Alarm Systems
- Ch 71 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 75 Amusements
- Ch 79 Animals
- Ch 92 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 97 Campgrounds
- Ch 101 Checks, Returned
- Ch 107 Cigarette Vending Machines
- Ch 111 Commercial and Industrial Buildings
- Ch 115 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 119 Consumer Protection
- Ch 123 (Reserved)
- Ch 125 Cpr/Aed Training
- Ch 126 Criminal History Background Checks
- Ch 127 Curfew
- Ch 134 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 142 Environmental Impact Statements
- Ch 150 Fees
- Ch 154 Firearms
- Ch 158 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 162 Fire Prevention
- Ch 166 Floodplain Management Regulations
- Ch 171 Games of Chance and Bingo
- Ch 177 Handicapped Parking
- Ch 182 Housing Standards
- Ch 186 Junk Dealers
- Ch 190 Land Use
- Ch 195 Licensing
- Ch 199 Limousine Certification
- Ch 203 Littering
- Ch 207 Loitering
- Ch 213 Manufactured/Mobile Homes
- Ch 217 Noise
- Ch 224 Parental Responsibility
- Ch 228 Parking Lots and Drives
- Ch 232 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 236 License Fees
- Ch 240 Pool and Billiard Parlors
- Ch 245 Property Maintenance
- Ch 249 Public Records, Access to
- Ch 251 Recreational Cannabis
- Ch 253 Recycling
- Ch 257 Rental Property Registration
- Ch 261 Rent Control
- Ch 261 Art III Establishment of Rent Control Board
- § 261-5 Creation.
- § 261-6 Membership; terms.
- § 261-7 Powers and duties.
- Ch 265 Right to Farm
- Ch 270 Sewers
- Ch 273 Sex Offender Residency
- Ch 278 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 282 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 286 Soil Removal and Soil Fill
- Ch 288 Solicitation
- Ch 290 Solid Waste
- Ch 295 Sports Code of Conduct
- Ch 300 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 305 Swimming Pools
- Ch 311 Taxation
- Ch 315 Taxicabs
- Ch 319 Telecommunications Licensing
- Ch 323 Topographical Maps
- Ch 327 Towing
- Ch 331 Township Buildings
- Ch 332 Township-Owned Property
- Ch 333 Toy Guns
- Ch 336 Trees
- Ch 341 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 346 Vehicles, Recreational
- Ch 347 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 351 Water
- Ch 355 Water Resources Protection
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 361 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 364 Administration
- Ch 368 Animals
- Ch 373 Food Establishments
- Ch 380 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 385 Sewage Disposal Systems
- Ch 389 Swimming Pools
- Ch 394 Wells
- Ch 395 Quarantine and Isolation Standards
- Part IV: Shade Tree Commission Legislation
- Ch 399 General Provisions, Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 400 Shade Trees
- Appendix
- Ch A410 Use of Township Roads by Communications Company
- Ch A411 Cable Television Franchise
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
There is hereby created a Rent Control Board
within the Township of Freehold.
The Board shall consist of five regular members
and two alternate members. The alternate Board members shall serve
in the absence of any regular Board member. Both the regular Board
members and the alternate members shall be appointed for three-year
terms by the Township Committee. Each member shall serve without compensation.
No member of the Board shall be a residential landlord or tenant within
the Township, nor shall any Board member be an elected official, a
nominated candidate for any public office, or a municipal employee
of the Township.
The Rent Control Board is hereby granted and
shall have, in addition to the other powers granted herein, the power
to do any and all acts necessary to carry out and execute the purposes
of this chapter, including but not limited to the following:
A.
To issue and promulgate such rules, regulations, and
amendments thereto as it deems necessary to implement the purposes
of this chapter. Such rules, regulations, and any amendments shall
be forwarded to the Township Committee for its review. If, after 30
days of such forwarding, the Township Committee does not notify the
Rent Control Board as to any objection to any of the proposed rules,
regulations, or amendments, they shall become effective and shall
have the force of law, until revised, repealed, or amended, provided
that the rules, regulations, and amendments, are filed with the Township
Clerk.
B.
To supply information and assistance to the landlords
and tenants concerning compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
C.
To hold hearings and adjudicate applications from
landlords for additional rent.
D.
To retain such independent experts which the Board
shall deem necessary, provided that expenditures for same do not exceed
amounts budgeted therefor, and subject to the approval of the Township
Committee as may be otherwise required by law.
E.
To hold hearings and adjudicate appeals by tenants
as provided for in this chapter.
F.
To establish such forms to be used by the landlord
and tenant in seeking any relief from the Board.
G.
To provide a reasonable opportunity to be heard to
both landlord and tenant prior to making any determination. However,
the Board may, in its discretion, limit the number of witnesses or
length of any hearings before it.
