Elected Officials Calendar Boards & Committees Departments Code & Ordinances Directory Media Contact Us HOME > DEPARTMENTS RENT LEVELING BOARD All meetings will be held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, 152 Washington Avenue, Belleville, New Jersey, at 7:00pm. Board Members C. Walsh, Chairperson V. Maffucci, Vice-Chairperson D. Cesena K. Saunders G. Soriano J. Celleri Alt. The governing body of the Township of Belleville in April of 1974, April, 1976 and October, 1978 found and affirmed that a housing crisis existed and that the demand for increases in rent were exorbitant, speculative and unfair, and the governing body of the Township found and declared that under the police powers granted to the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of the Township under N.J.S.A. 40: 48-2, in order to protect and promulgate the health and welfare of the citizens of the Township, a rent leveling board was declared to be necessary within the Township, and the governing body thereafter adopted an ordinance referred to in the title hereof for the purpose of regulating rents. The Rent Leveling Board consists of two landlords, two tenants, and three single family homeowners. The Alternate members shall consist of a landlord, a tenant and a single family homeowner. Rent Increases Establishment of rents between a landlord and a tenant to whom this section is applicable, shall hereafter be determined by the provisions of the Rent Leveling Ordinance 12-12. At the expiration of a lease or at the termination of the lease of a periodic tenant, or at the annual anniversary of a lease for a term of more than one year (if lease so provides), no landlord may request or receive a percentage increase in rent which is greater than four percent (4%). If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Rent Leveling Board Secretary, Rose Marie Tuosto at 973-450-3186. Archives CONTACT Rent Leveling Board 973-450-3186 Elected Officials Site Map Meetings Upcoming Meetings Archived Meetings Contact Us The Township of Belleville, NJ 152 Washington Avenue Belleville, NJ, 07109 Tel: View Directory © The Township of Belleville, NJ. All Rights Reserved. | Social Media Policy Translate Website