N.o.v and summons will be issued

What does that acronym, N.o.v mean?

Notice of Violation

Thank you

Is June 15th and it's still a mess. It's facing Bergen avenue. It's outrageous.

This is an outrage. Where are the inspectors?

A summons and a Notice of Violation were issued by an Inspector. He updated the complaint on 6/9. There is a process that needs to be followed by law when cleaning a vacant property.

We appreciate the support and would also like updates if this is something that can be shared with the public. Thank you.

Yesterday I emailed Councilman Boggiano, his aid Pam Andes and Joseph Barrow.

Yesterday's response from Joseph Barrow:

An Inspector was there the same day it was assigned to him and issued a summonses and a Notice of Violation. There is a process that we have to follow by law of having a vacant property cleaned and issuing an NOV is the first step in that process. We send an NOV to the property owner. Once we receive confirmation that the property owner received the NOV, they then have ten days to clean the property. If they fail to do so then the city comes in and cleans it and a lien is put on the property. Unfortunately this process can take some time to get done but that is out of our control.

Sincerely,

Joseph B. Barrow
Director
Office of Code Compliance
Division of Quality of Life
Department of Public Safety
555 Rt. 440– Floor 1 ● Jersey City, NJ 07305
codecompliance@jcnj.org
jbarrow@jcnj.org ● jcnj.org/qol
Office: 201-209-6600 ● Direct Line: 201-209-6616

I guess inspectors don't walk around major corridors like Bergen Avenue. They rely on residents to tell them..... The trash in the area of that garage has been building up for weeks if not months. I think that's in the area of the Journal Square SID. You'd think they'd report it.

I think once residents are made aware of the process then we can understand the timing of such issues.
Thank you for explaining what needs to happen.

N.O.V and summons has been issued.

As of 6/24, this is what the property looks like. This request should remain open until the problem is abated.

Photos taken 2 hrs ago...... still filthy

This is a good example of the city taking care of cleaning it up l, and then giving the bill to the negligent owner because the only people suffering here are the residents of the neighborhood and anyone passing by.
The owner clearly doesn’t care.

N.o.v and summons issued