It's been said that Freehold Borough has a staggering 1,900 rental units. We have endured absentee Landlord “mismanagement” issues for too many YEARS! Only until this election year have we heard any interest from our Municipal Government about having a Permanent Rental Board committee.
My proposed Permanent Rental Board will meet publicly once a month. Business matters for the ongoing agenda will be discussions of existing code, code improvements, wins, failures and an accountable public
review of actions taken (as permissible by law) on activities conducted by Code Enforcement on behalf of Tenants, Landlords and Neighboring residents.All interested parties, IE., Tenants, Homeowners, Landlords are encouraged to attend. This will be OUR Boroughs official venue for addressing Freehold Boroughs most critical Quality of Life issue for Home owners and Renters, respecting our homes!
A permanent Rental Board will serve to educate the community about housing standards that Landlords must uphold, the living conditions by which tenants find acceptable and lessons on “GOOD NEIGHBOR BEST PRACTICES” for those who call Freehold Borough “HOME SWEET HOME”.
I also push for an 8 year Owner Occupancy ordinance for all new construction, as well as qualifying Gut-Reconstruction projects.
