good luck. On the issue of landlords in the city (and state) - consider that many of these homes are rent subsidized - meaning that that are SUPPOSED to be inspected by:
The funding source's inspectors YEARLY - if state Section 8 - then Monmouth County inspects yearly - if another Housing authority voucher, say middletown or long branch, then they schlep to AP and perform an inspection - yearly. - if emergency housing voucher from county, then m county, different division. ONE TIME INSPECTION - prior to issuing a CO (Certificate of Occupancy) - city code or health inspection - city FD (Not sure if AP combined this to one) Most towns require an inspection by Fire and Code/Health dept for a CO - along with complete paperwork. ADDITIONALLY: - STATE INSPECTIONS required for over 4 units .... The general rule for inspections fall under the HOUSING QUALITY STANDARDS (HQS) created by HUD as a guideline for inspectors. Found on my website: http://www.rentlaw.com/section8/hqs.htm Or on the HUD website. As a landlord - I've failed for such things as closet door floor bracket cracked cause the tenant stuffed the closet causing the bracket to break or tenant's garbage piled 4' deep in the basement ,,, or missing smoke detectors / light bulbs etc - things that don't normally go missing if your own home. And I've also passed for things that SHOULD have failed and more important.... Landlords have to take some responsibility . So do the TENANTS. It's not just "scummy" landlords. Good luck Mr.Thomspon. David Dorfman Publisher, RentLaw.com The National Landlord Tenant Guide http://www.rentlaw.com ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: asburypark-dig...@yahoogroups.com asburypark-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: asburypark-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
