Good news @Claire Gondon

Your Landlord has certified that 155 Washington Street is subject to rent control at least since 6/5/2020.

James von Albade made this certification via his wet ink signature, subject to punishment, on his official Jersey City filing.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-von-albade-58805128

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Seems like the tenants still don't have rent control.

Why not if the landlord signed the annual registration stating that the building is rent controlled?

Jersey City is not enforcing Ordinance 260. Landlords will get away with overcharging for as long as mayor Fulop continues to allow his appointed Director of landlord tenant relations, Director Richardson, to continue to not enforce the Ordinance.

Mayor Fulop needs to hear from tenants until he steps in or steps down.

It's tragic this continues to happen, even after it has been widely covered in the press.

Thank you for reporting an issue to the City of Jersey City.

This ticket has not been resolved.

Rent control still isn't being enforced at 155 Washington Street.

Attn:Tenant and Landlord officials

Please do not keep closing this. This is an ongoing concern for many people in Jersey City (72% of Jersey City are renters).

Once the situation is rectified (by enforcement of Ordanance 260) then we'll be happy for this to be closed.

What's the status on Jersey City enforcing their own laws? #enforce260 #rentcontroljc

While this stays idle many people are forced out of their homes. Why is Equity Residential above the law?

This isn't a mere question to answer, this is about bringing justice to the people and provide them with the stability to provide a home for their families. Elected representatives, please take action.

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3/9/23 12:30:52 PM

Broken city council and Ordinance enforcement.

Ordinance 260, Rent Control is not being enforced. Per Ordinance 260-6C a rent control exemption only applies if the original owner files a claim of exemption at least 30 days prior to the completion of construction of a multiple dwelling. The default in Jersey City is Rent Control, not an exemption to rent control yet the council, the landlord tenant office, our mayor, Stephen Fulop and the Rent Leveling Administrator, Pastor Shyrone Richardson, are allowing landlords to charge increases that are as high as 10x the legal limit.

This can't be allowed to continue!

According to Ordinance 260, the landlord tenant office and the Rent Leveling Administrator exist to enforce Ordinance 260.

We all SEE what is happening, so I CLICK so this can be FIXED.

This support ticket request will be widely shared, so we may all track the progress until there is a resolution.

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Portside John
3/9/23 5:08:22 PM Flag
Registered User

Actually in 2020, I asked when the 30 year exemption would expire at Portside, 155 Washington and Althea from Engineering replied that the owner has not provided proof of exemption and therefore the property was subject to rent control. When I then asked if they would inform the owner, Meenakshi from the City told me that it was a condominium? She then just told me to get an attorney?

Rent control is the default in Jersey City, a fact landlords would prefer people did not know. Jersey City Ordinance 260 makes that fact clear.

The only way to get an exemption is covered in Jersey City Ordinance Chapter 260-6C.

You are correct that among those requirements is a filing requirement.

The person who is tasked with the filing is actually the owner at the time of new construction.

The NJ Statute titled "Newly Constructed Multiple Dwellings" covers this requirement in section 84.4.

"The owner of any multiple dwelling claiming an exemption from a rent control or rent leveling ordinance pursuant to this act shall file with the municipal construction official, at least 30 days prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the newly constructed multiple dwelling..."

In the case of Portside Towers, the owner at the time 100 Warren and 155 Washington was newly constructed did not make such a filing ever. Not an early filing. Not an on time filing. Not a late filing. No filing whatsoever for either building, ever. Since only the owner of a newly constructed multiple dwelling can make such a filing, and that never occurred, it can not now happen. Equity Residential, the third owner of 100 Warren and the second owner of 155 Washington Street purchased these buildings in 1998, when the opportunity to gain an exemption had already closed.

3/9/23 8:26:19 PM Flag
Registered User

This is all very interesting. I suggest someone look up the annual landlord registration statements for these properties. The landlord is required to submit them and they have to sign, subject to punishment, what the rent control status is.

Very good observation!

As it turns out, Equity Residential did submit the required annual landlord registration statements. For the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, multiple Equity Residential employees signed, subject to punishment, that our buildings are subject to rent control! Yet they charge 10x over the legal limit anyway!

Registered User

@Portside Towers

And the statements submitted in the years prior to 2020? They're required to submit them every year in order to remain exempt right? The default of not correctly filing is no exemption?

3/10/23 9:19:19 AM Flag
Verified Official

Thank you for reporting an issue to the City of Jersey City.

This matter is currently pending before the Rent Leveling Board.

Registered User

This matter is not currently pending before the Rent Leveling Board. The Rent Leveling Board only deals with individual appeals to cases which have come before the office of Landlord-Tenant relations.

The matter that has been reported here is the non-enforcement of rent control Ordinance 260 for the entire city. Even at Portside Towers, the majority of the tenants are not a party to the matter that is pending review by the Rent Leveling Board; only the select cases that were party to one of two 9/19/2022 determinations by then Director Dinah Hendon are scheduled for a hearing before the board.

This ticket has been submitted only on behalf of tenants with no matter before the Rent Leveling Board.

Director Richardson has already committed to his de novo rent control determinations for new petitions, not previously submitted and not parties to any pending Rent Leveling Board or court review. Two such petitions were submitted to him on 2/13/2023 - These tenants have no matter before the Rent Leveling Board.

It is important for all Jersey City tenants to know Director Shyrone Richardson is not enforcing the Ordinance, therefore many tenants at many different buildings are overpaying.

This ticket is being followed by the press and one or more law enforcement agency. Please do not close this ticket until Jersey City enforces Ordinance 260.

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Portside Towers

3/10/23 11:27:31 AM Flag
Registered User

Odd that Steven Fulop replaced Dinah Hendon, someone with a legal background, with Rev. Shyrone Richardson, a Pastor with no legal background as Director of Landlord/Tenant Relations. How's that going to work? That can't be helping..

3/10/23 11:30:20 AM Flag
Registered User

As further evidence Jersey City is not enforcing Ordinance 260, not limited to Portside Towers:

The attached determination by Dinah Hendon represents the non-enforcement of Ordinance 260 for 39 Cornelison Avenue in Jersey City.

In this letter, Dinah Hendon confirms:

The Certificate of Occupancy for 39 Cornelison Avenue is dated 11/1/20219

The filing of a claim of exemption occurred on 10/18/2019, only 14 days prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for that property.

Dinah Hendon acknowledges that the exemption she granted will only be valid "provided all other requirements of N.J.S.A 2A:42-84.1 et seq are met."

She says this because Ordinance 260-6C, which the Rent Leveling Administrator must enforce, provides:

"This exemption applies only where an owner complied with all requirements contained in N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.1 et seq., including the filing with the municipal construction official required by N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.4"

The filing requirement of the NJ Statute titled "Newly Constructed Multiple Dwellings N.J.S.A 2A:42-84.1 et seq" is very clear about the filing requirement:

"The owner of any multiple dwelling claiming an exemption from a rent control or rent leveling
ordinance pursuant to this act shall file with the municipal construction official, **at least 30 days
prior** to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the newly constructed multiple dwelling"

14 days prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy is not a timely filing.

A late tax filing results in no refund even if a timely filing would have resulted in a refund.

An out of time claim to an insurance company related to a car accident results in no payment, even if one would have been granted for a timely filing.

"[n]o administrative agency has inherent power, and none may arrogate to itself the authority to accomplish ends not envisaged by the legislative grant or to employ means not fairly within the powers that have been bestowed." Knight v. Hoboken Rent 1128 Leveling & Stabilization Bd., 332 N.J.Super. 547, 551, 753 A. 2d 1231 (App.Div.2000).

Per Jersey City Ordinance 260 and NJ Statute, 39 Cornelison Avenue is subject to rent control, despite this improper determination.

Enforce 260. No timely filing, no exemption.

Registered User

Enforce 260. This is not an isolated issue to Portside. Also curious how a non-lawyer with no background in tenant and building law can be the director of Landlord/Tenant relations. There has been lack of transparency into what rent control means in Jersey City, with politicians paying lip service to affordability and kowtowing to big developers. It’s time to follow the law as it’s written.

Registered User

As further evidence Jersey City is not enforcing Ordinance 260, not limited to Portside Towers:

The attached 11/13/2015 determination by Charles Odei represents the non-enforcement of Ordinance 260 for 60 Van Reipen Avenue in Jersey City.

In this letter, Rent Leveling Administrator Odie confirms:

The Certificate of Occupancy for 60 Van Reipen Avenue is dated 7/1/2015

The filing of a claim of exemption occurred on 11/13/2015, 135 days AFTER the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for that property.

Ordinance 260-6C, which the Rent Leveling Administrator must enforce, provides:

"This exemption applies only where an owner complied with all requirements contained in N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.1 et seq., including the filing with the municipal construction official required by N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.4"

The filing requirement of the NJ Statute titled "Newly Constructed Multiple Dwellings N.J.S.A 2A:42-84.1 et seq" is very clear about the filing requirement:

"The owner of any multiple dwelling claiming an exemption from a rent control or rent leveling
ordinance pursuant to this act shall file with the municipal construction official, **at least 30 days
prior** to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the newly constructed multiple dwelling"

135 days after the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy is not a timely filing.

A late tax filing results in no refund even if a timely filing would have resulted in a refund.

An out of time claim to an insurance company related to a car accident results in no payment, even if one would have been granted for a timely filing.

"[n]o administrative agency has inherent power, and none may arrogate to itself the authority to accomplish ends not envisaged by the legislative grant or to employ means not fairly within the powers that have been bestowed." Knight v. Hoboken Rent 1128 Leveling & Stabilization Bd., 332 N.J.Super. 547, 551, 753 A. 2d 1231 (App.Div.2000).

Per Jersey City Ordinance 260 and NJ Statute, 60 Van Reipen Avenue is subject to rent control, despite this improper determination.

Enforce 260. No timely filing, no exemption.

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3/10/23 12:26:23 PM Flag
Registered User

As further evidence Jersey City is not enforcing Ordinance 260, not limited to 155 Washington Street, 100 Warren Street, 39 Cornelison Avenue or 60 Van Reipen Avenue:

The attached 10/15/2012 determination by Charles Odei represents the non-enforcement of Ordinance 260 for 76 Saint Paul's Avenue in Jersey City.

In this letter, Rent Leveling Administrator Odie confirms:

The Certificate of Occupancy for 76 Saint Paul's Avenue is dated 8/1/2012

The filing of a claim of exemption occurred on 10/02/2012, 62 days AFTER the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for that property.

Ordinance 260-6C, which the Rent Leveling Administrator must enforce, provides:

"This exemption applies only where an owner complied with all requirements contained in N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.1 et seq., including the filing with the municipal construction official required by N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.4"

The filing requirement of the NJ Statute titled "Newly Constructed Multiple Dwellings N.J.S.A 2A:42-84.1 et seq" is very clear about the filing requirement:

"The owner of any multiple dwelling claiming an exemption from a rent control or rent leveling ordinance pursuant to this act shall file with the municipal construction official, **at least 30 days prior** to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the newly constructed multiple dwelling"

62 days after the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy is not a timely filing. An exemption request must occur at least 30 days prior to completion of construction.

A late tax filing, beyond the 3-year allowable time to file, results in no refund even if a timely filing would have resulted in a refund.

An out of time claim to an insurance company related to a car accident results in no payment, even if one would have been granted for a timely filing.

"[n]o administrative agency has inherent power, and none may arrogate to itself the authority to accomplish ends not envisaged by the legislative grant or to employ means not fairly within the powers that have been bestowed." Knight v. Hoboken Rent 1128 Leveling & Stabilization Bd., 332 N.J.Super. 547, 551, 753 A. 2d 1231 (App.Div.2000).

Per Jersey City Ordinance 260 and NJ Statute, 76 Saint Paul's Avenue is subject to rent control, despite this improper determination.

Enforce 260. No timely filing, no exemption.

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3/10/23 2:41:57 PM Flag
Verified Official

Thank you for reporting an issue to the City of Jersey City.

jcr

3/10/23 3:12:05 PM Flag
Registered User

This issue was closed without being resolved.

More addresses will be posted to prove Ordinance 260 is not being enforced, including video evidence of elected officials.

Enforce the laws

3/10/23 4:18:40 PM Flag
Registered User

We will not stop until this issue is fully and completely resolved and the rent control laws are enforced.

Jersey Tenant

3/10/23 7:57:14 PM Flag
Registered User

Why aren’t we getting a response from Fullop or Shyrone Richardson? There are hundreds if not thousands of tenants who deserve to have chapter 260 enforced without spending their resources to get justice from the city? Why isn’t the LTO Director looking up and fining landlords for breaking the law and raising rents to the highest in the country? Why is he allowing people to get evicted or be forced to leave their home when the landlord is breaking the law???

The mayor has to investigate why his appointees aren’t doing their job!

Edamb

3/10/23 10:03:31 PM Flag
Registered User

So the buildings mentioned above must be rent controlled because there's no timely filing of an exemption request and the Rent leveling Administrator must have been aware of that when the determination was written. Does the deliberately unlawful determination make the Rent Leveling Administrator, at the time of each incorrect determination, personally liable?

Jersey Tenant

3/11/23 4:28:11 PM Flag
Registered User

Stop closing the issue unless there’s a solution from either Fullop or Richardson to get out there and enforce the law. At least address the comments and answer the questions. This is a very big problem across Jersey City.

Portside Towers

3/13/23 9:31:26 AM Flag
Registered User

This issue was resolved in 2020. 155 Washington is, and has always been, subject to rent control. Please enforce 260-6C now.

3/14/23 9:11:23 AM Flag
Verified Official

Thank you for reporting an issue to the City of Jersey City.

3/14/23 9:11:23 AM Flag
Verified Official

Thank you for reporting an issue to the City of Jersey City.

3/14/23 9:56:50 AM Flag
Registered User

Please see this 2022 Annual Landlord Registration Statement. Signed, subject to punishment by a VP and the local manager of this Equity Residential property. These signed certifications that this building is subject to rent control cannot simply be ignored.

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Portside Towers
3/14/23 10:16:11 AM Flag
Registered User

Dinah Hendon confirmed the rent control status of 100 Warren Street on May 18th, 2022 (see picture).

Everyone should know they can send in a request to ask for the Certificate of Occupancy for their buildings and whether the original owner of their building filed a claim of exemption at least 30 days before the date on that certificate.

Here is where you make such a request as well as opening a ticket on SeeClickFix, so there can be public accountability for this non-enforcement that is causing so much harm in our city.

Feel free to send in an OPRA request for Dinah Hendon's emails sent on May 18 related to rent control or 100 Warren. You will find she confirmed the rent control status of 100 Warren multiple times to multiple tenants. Her emails are public record!

https://jerseycity.mycusthelp.com/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(hk0k43tqwerj4kw41dxh2ohq))/SupportHome.aspx

3/14/23 11:35:00 AM Flag
Registered User

This is so infuriating!! I lived at Portside Towers for 18yrs and each year had to bargain/negotiate our double digit increases. Our last year Jacqueline Marciano refused to negotiate our 25% increase saying they had to lookout for their investors and ultimately we had to leave our home of 18yrs! Meanwhile she is signing under legal ramifications that our building is rent control which meant we couldn’t have an increase greater than 4%. This is a criminal act by her and Jim Von Albade who willfully deceived everyone to get higher rents. Now I’m on the street while nothing is done. This is criminal and the fraud of a Mayor that I regret voting for sits back and does nothing while he reaps the benefits of this as well. He knows damn well what’s going on and is doing nothing while he gets to sit in his comfy home. Look into where he’s living and who is tied to it and you’ll understand why he’s doing nothing!!

3/14/23 12:53:49 PM Flag
Registered User

FYI

The State Statute doesn't offer a blanket exemption to rent control. An exemption requires a filing by the owner prior to completion of construction of a qualifying building.

Even when an owner does file, and if that owner qualifies, any exemption is temporary.

An exemption duration is limited to the duration of the initial mortgage financing.

An exemption has other requirements, such a notice of the claimed exemption, including the remaining duration of an exemption.

No exemptions are possible via the State Statue for buildings with construction permits that pre-date June 25, 1987.

An exemption via the Statute for a building with initial mortgage financing of 30 years or less already expired for buildings built in 1992 or earlier.

An exemption via the Statute for a building with initial mortgage financing of 25 years or less (very common) already expired for buildings built in 1997 or earlier.

Over 100 municipalities in New Jersey have rent control Ordinances in place. Many tenants live in a rent control building because their building either didn't qualify at the time it was newly constructed, the original owner didn't file, or the exemption expired due to the length of the initial mortgage financing, or in rare cases the owner received a 30-year exemption from the time the building was newly constructed.

Everyone should find out if their building is subject to rent control. If it is, and the landlord has been charging illegal rates, tenants can get a rollback and a rebate for the overpayments.

3/14/23 12:59:19 PM Flag
Registered User

Can the person who is assigned this issue please explain why there’s no update and why this issue keeps getting closed without resolution. The people impacted here are not the same ones involved in what Fullop is calling the “quasi-judicial” process - these are tenants who need his administration to protect them from greedy landlords/corporate interests who are violating the law and putting people out on the street! We need Mayor Fullop and Shyrone Richardson to do their jobs and enforce Chapter 260!!

3/14/23 1:58:06 PM Flag
Registered User

Important notes:

In some municipalities, like Jersey City, a building that is newly constructed after the establishment of a redevelopment zone may be exempt from rent control, so that is another important question to ask.

If a redevelopment zone is established after your building was built, it doesn't allow for an exemption via that method.

Also, per the Statute, only buildings with four or more dwelling units offered for rent can gain an exemption.

Some cities, like Jersey City, set that threshold at slightly different levels.

In Jersey City, a dwelling needs to have 5 or more units in order to be subject to rent control by default.

3/14/23 4:18:42 PM Flag
Registered User

I'm a Jersey City tenant as well. Please respond to the issues and questions described in the ticket as well as in the comments.

Mayer Fulop, what actions will you take to ensure the law is being followed?

Mr. Richardson, when will you review the outstanding petitions? When will there be a determination on rent control status of Portside Towers by you?

3/16/23 8:23:12 PM Flag
Registered User

Wow, this is a really big issue. So I can see the Rent Leveling Administrator emailed to confirm the rent control status in May of last year, I see it was confirmed subject to rent control in 2020 on SeeClickFix, and the landlord signed for years, subject to punishment, that these buildings are subject to rent control. Is this landlord above the law? Isnt Fulop going to run for Governor? Seems like he would want this fixed for his tenants if he doesnt want this to blow up his candidacy? Seems pretty blatantly obvious what is going on here.

How many votes are needed to recall the mayor? Aren't most of the voters tenants?

3/20/23 5:29:34 PM Flag
Registered User

I wonder what the Rent Leveling Administrator is doing about this. The issue was reported in the years before and this particular ticket is now open for 11 days.
What is the service level for these tickets? Should it by now not at least communicated what the next steps will be to come to a resolution?

3/20/23 5:45:12 PM Flag
Registered User

There won't be a resolution. Fulop is corrupt otherwise he would have already addressed this issue. How many months have Portside been at City Hall meetings dominating the agenda? He's clearly taking financial back handers for personal gain at the expense of his constituents. Bank rolled by corporations to allow this injustice to happen at a state level as governor. Fulops silence says everything.

RRC - Samantha
8/3/23 4:30:11 PM Flag
Verified Official

This issue has been marked as a duplicate of issue 14189502.

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---- Please see more details about this issue at the below link. ----
https://seeclickfix.com/web_portal/PTzvqioTdUqpwQchKJx1dMyo/issues/14184024

The above many posts (posted again on 8/29/2023) has been transferred from issue 14184024, which was archived as a duplicate of this issue 14189502.

@ "RRC - Samantha" from SeeClickFix chose to archive a detailed unresolved post with significant information, which was submitted FIRST in favor of keeping a more recent post with a fraction of the information.

See the original here: https://seeclickfix.com/web_portal/PTzvqioTdUqpwQchKJx1dMyo/issues/14184024

In the interest of transparency, this should be investigated. Why is the non-enforcement of the rent control ordinance being actively censored?

The posts which follow this one, are new posts from the community related to this issue.

@ RRC - Samantha" from SeeClickFix: Unarchive this issue (attached), when the official determination was made that 155 Washington Street IS SUBJECT TO RENT CONTROL.

I'm calling for an investigation. We have proof of the previous determination via this archived SeeClickFix ticket before Jersey City Rent Leveling Administrator Dinah Hendon changed it to benefit our landlord, ignoring Ordinance 260.

Seconded. We need an investigation of how and why Jersey City Administrators have issued determinations that are against the law to benefit landlords.

One question, are the administrators and even the individual City Council members who have been ignoring the issue, liable personally for this wrongdoing?

@SFulop @PBaker @JC_Council @DHendon @SRichardson
@RRC - Samantha @WSJ @City_Council_Speakers @[REDACTED]

Significant Violations of the Faulkner Act - Non-Enforcement of Rent Control and No Investigation

In response to an alarming persistence of non-enforcement of Rent Control Ordinance 260 at 155 Washington Street, Jersey City, NJ, we pen this urgent appeal.

This post is necessitated by a recent attempt to obscure this grave concern through the archiving of our previous detailed post on SeeClickFix by Samantha from the Jersey City Resident Response Center – a move we perceive as an attempt to censor public awareness of this issue. We urge everyone to read, share, and escalate this matter to press and law enforcement agencies. Also, please allow your voices to be heard by commenting on this post.

The Faulkner Act (NJ Statutes Title 40:69A-1) delineates a Mayor-Council form of government where administrative functions rest with the Mayor while legislative powers are vested with the city council. As per NJ Statute 40:69A-40 verbatim - "The mayor shall enforce the charter and ordinances of the municipality and all general laws applicable thereto." This enforcement duty is not discretionary but rather a statutory obligation. Despite this clear mandate, there exists an alarming non-compliance regarding Rent Control Ordinance 260 at 155 Washington Street.

Furthermore, NJ Statute 40:69A-37(a) empowers the city council with authority "to investigate any activity of the municipality". Hence, it falls squarely within their jurisdiction to probe into allegations related to potential ordinance violations such as non-enforcement. Yet despite numerous calls for investigation into these claims involving over fifty illegal rent petitions and over one hundred public speeches made at city council meetings, there has been stark absence of any on-the-record investigatory initiative.

Non-compliance with these statutory responsibilities isn't without repercussions under Faulkner Act. As per NJ Statute 40:69A-207 – “Any officer or employee who willfully refuses or fails to perform his duties…shall be guilty of a misdemeanor…” This implies potential legal repercussions ranging from fines and penalties to imprisonment.

It's critical we emphasize that administrative processes are not designed as an escape route for non-enforcement or as tools for creating overwhelming barriers that deter most tenants from seeking justice but rather as mechanisms for checks and balances in governance.

The act of publicly calling for an on-the-record investigation on November 28th, 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woZMKnktozo#t=56m08s) at a city council meeting then changing the personnel who is the subject of the investigation mid-investigation from a lawyer possessing necessary qualifications (Dinah Hendon) to Pastor Shyrone Richardson, without adequate legal or housing background, was an obstructionist tactic that violates principles enshrined in the Faulkner Act.

The shift from an open on-the-record meeting meant for investigation to a closed one in the name of "pending litigation" also constitutes obstruction, impeding public transparency and which also violates principles enshrined in Faulkner Act.

It's troubling that despite historical evidence including previous posts on similar issues reported at other locations (see threads #14189502 & #14184024), official responses have been repetitive and superficial offering no substantial resolution so far.

At this juncture we must ask ourselves; when does deliberate non-enforcement involving coordination among multiple individuals morph into an organized Enterprise? Without such coordination, millions of dollars extracted through illegally levied rents wouldn’t be feasible.

In light of these facts:

1. We urgently call upon our Mayor, Steven Fulop, to uphold his statutory authority by enforcing Rent Control Ordinance 260 at 155 Washington Street.
2. We request our City Council members launch an exhaustive investigation into these allegations pursuant to their statutory obligations under The Faulkner Act.
3. We call for legal consequences for any violations found under Faulkner Act, or any other violation of law

This call isn't optional but is prescribed by law – in situations where such ordinance enforcement is absent, accountability must be assured.

There exists clear evidence pointing towards violations under Faulkner Act due specifically, but not limited solely to, neglected enforcement and investigation pertaining Ordinance 260.

To read more about this topic, including many press links, links to key documents, links to key city council speeches, and to support our effort, please click here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/portside-towers-legal-fight-for-rent-control

Also check out our X (formally Twitter): https://twitter.com/RentControlJC

Note: This post builds upon historical context provided by previous posts on similar issues reported across various locations (see threads #14189502 & #14184024). For clarity's sake it should be noted that all official responses have been repetitive with no substantial resolution provided so far, despite multiple pleas from residents regarding illegal rents being charged across various properties throughout Jersey City including but not limited to 155 Washington Street.

This post has been printed and screen grabbed. Any additional attempts to censor this information will be considered active participation in any illegal act that may be determined upon a proper... administrative and legal process.

Thank you @Portside Towers for taking the time and re-posting all the comments on the archived issue.
To remind all City employees who might want to again close this: In addition to the consequences outlined above, it is also against the terms of SeeClickFix. According to the terms "closing an Issue on SeeClickFix is an action that signifies that the issue is resolved".
To my knowledge, 155 Washington is not rent controlled as it should be, thus the issue cannot be closed until Ordinance 260 is enforced.

This is an important topic that affects many buildings in Jersey City. Union City, Hoboken and others fought for the enforcement of the ordinance.
Only Jersey City is doing nothing. Why?
Why is Jersey City trying to be the only city that doesn't enforce the ordinance 260?
And our mayor, Steven Fulop, keeps silent, keeps censoring social media, and is very busy collecting money for his governor’s race.

Meanwhile, Jersey City gets the dubious honor of being unaffordable renters. According to CNBC “the NYC-Newark-Jersey City metro area is one of the eight cities with the highest wage-rent gap in America.”
Congratulations to that one!

To read more about this topic, including many press links, links to key documents, links to key city council speeches, and to support our effort, please click here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/portside-towers-legal-fight-for-rent-control

Also check out our X (formally Twitter): https://twitter.com/RentControlJC

What is the city council doing to investigate the mayor’s lack of enforcement - is the council toothless? Is the council simply there to rubber stamp the mayor? Is the council able to hold him accountable or are they afraid of retaliation? Is the mayor threatening them?

Today marks the one year anniversary of Dinah Hendon's certification, yet illegal rent collection continues: