Asbury Park To Hold Public Hearing On Rent Control Board

ASBURY PARK, NJ – A public hearing was supposed to be held during Wednesday night's Asbury Park mayor & council meeting on an ordinance to establish a rent leveling board for the city.

This ordinance came as a result of a vote in April that saw voters shoot down an ordinance proposed by the Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition that would have seen stricter rent control to control rising rents due to the town’s growing property.

The ordinance up for public hearing will create a seven-person Rent Leveling Board with two landlords and two tenants, whose job is to issue rules and regulations, supply information, assist with compliance, hear complaints, and handle any violations.

Also on the agenda for the meeting was the introduction of an ordinance that would prohibit any cannabis-based businesses from opening up shop in the city.