February 22, 2021
Montclair, NJ – The Township of Montclair announced that Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Beacham earlier today reversed his January 15 ruling on the Township’s rent control ordinance, adopted April 7, and ordered the Township Clerk to certify the Montclair Property Owners Association petition to put the ordinance on a ballot as a referendum question.
The ordinance will now go back to Township Council. If the Council chooses not to repeal the ordinance, the Municipal Clerk will schedule a special election which could be held in late April or early May.
The Council could also decide to appeal the court’s decision.
Rent control will be up to voters in Jersey Shore town
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
A rent control ordinance proposed by an affordable housing group in Asbury Park will be put to a vote in a special election this Spring, after the City Council vote not to adopt the measure on Tuesday night. In this photo, supporters of the pro-rent control group Portland Tenants United protested outside the Oregon State Capitol on Tuesday. Sarah Silbiger/Staff LC-LC-
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After three hours of divided public comment, the Asbury Park City Council voted 4-1 late Tuesday night to reject a rent control ordinance proposed by a local tenants’ rights group and opposed by landlords.