The Clerk of the Borough of Ridgefield shall be and is hereby designated
as the authorized administrative agency of the Borough of Ridgefield, in accordance
with P.L. 1981, c. 226, to do the following:
A. To accept all required applications and forms and other
notices which must be sent by the landlord-sponsor of the condominium or cooperative
conversion to tenants in possession.
B. To establish and disseminate fact sheets and application
forms as approved by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
C. To execute affidavits of compliance with the provisions
of the Act and to make determinations of eligibility of tenants for the protective
status of the Act.
D. To do all the necessary and proper acts within the time
period set forth in the Act.
The Clerk may, in his discretion, establish by rules and regulations
an administrative procedure for determining eligibility and require the submission
of such documentation as the Clerk may reasonably require to determine eligibility,
including proof of income from all sources and proof of principal residence.
He may further require the appearance of the tenant seeking protected status
at a hearing and may adduce live testimony under oath. The Clerk may establish
such additional rules and regulations for the conducting of the hearing, including
the right of the owner or sponsor to be present in person or by attorney and
to cross-examine the tenant and produce any evidence to establish ineligibility
of a tenant for protected status.
The fee to be imposed shall be as follows:
A. The owner shall submit a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.)
per dwelling unit with his notice of intention and submission of tenant lists
under this chapter in form of a check or money order made payable to the Borough
of Ridgefield.
B. The owner shall submit a one-hundred-dollar administrative
hearing fee upon submission of an application for an appeal in the form designated
above. In the event of an appeal by a tenant, a hearing fee of one hundred
dollars ($100.) shall be submitted by the tenant.
N.J.A.C. 5:24-2.1 et seq. and forthcoming rules and regulations of the
Department of Community Affairs promulgated to implement the provisions of
this Act are specifically incorporated by reference into this chapter.
The determination of the Clerk may be appealed by any aggrieved person
through an administrative hearing.
A. Application for a hearing shall be made to the Clerk
within ten (10) days of receipt by the aggrieved person of notice of determination.
B. An administrative hearing shall be held within ten (10)
days of application therefor, except in extenuating circumstances, at the
discretion of the Clerk.
C. Notice of hearing shall be given to all known parties
in interest who may testify, present evidence and examine adverse witnesses
and evidence.
D. The hearing shall be before the Clerk or a hearing officer
designated by him.
E. Within ten (10) days of the hearing, the Clerk or his
designee shall issue a final written decision and state the reasons therefor.