[AsburyPark] Correction Re: State Inspections
Oak, State registration and inspection is required for buildings with 3 or more units. Not "...over 4 units..." as you wrote. Werner --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" wrote: >... > ADDITIONALLY: > > - STATE INSPECTIONS required for over 4 units > > ... 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/
[AsburyPark] Re: Randy Thompson for City Council
Hi Dave, I hope that the manner in which I wrote the bullet did not paint landlords as all problematic and the only responsible party in the issue. What I want to get across is that WHEN there is an issue of a landlord (absentee or otherwise) OR a tenant, which is causing poor housing conditions, then it should be addressed. I am hoping that we as a community can improve our overall housing stock. This would help quality of life, home values and possibly rectify some of our nearly 20% vacancy rate. Thanks. Randy --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" wrote: > > 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/
[AsburyPark] Re: Randy Thompson for City Council
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/
[AsburyPark] Randy Thompson for City Council
Hello All, I wanted to offer you some additional points on topics of concern before tomorrow's election: I serve as an elected member of the Charter Study Commission, which examines our current form of government to ensure the citizens of Asbury Park have the best form of government possible. I have worked to bring efficiency and transparency into the Commission, by increasing communication between elected officials and the community, and working to modernize the Administrative Code in order to save taxpayers money. I have a clear understanding of how City Government has become broken, and how the people of Asbury Park deserve a change. I have a plan to bring independent leadership to Asbury Park, saving tax dollars and improving municipal services: Bring greater transparency to City Hall operations by requiring a new system of reporting an accountability to all levels of City government; Require the City Manager to reach specific benchmarks within 90 days or replace him with someone who will meet those benchmarks. Restore the public's ability to read and review annual reports from all City departments. Create an office of Citizen Relations within City government, to ensure that residents can get issues addressed and questions answered. Push for a full, forensic audit of the City budget, to identify taxpayer money that is being wasted or misspent. I want the residents to know that they have an advocate downtown. That no matter if they are a small business, a resident having trouble with municipal services, a family enduring high levels of crime, or a parent concerned about the education their child is receiving, they can know that I will be their vocal and agitative advocate until their issue is resolved. In my opinion, the role of leadership is to assist those being served in resolving their challenges. Violent Crime - Unfortunately, Asbury Park is very attractive to outside crime and suffers persistently rising gun violence. To address this I want to get ahead of the curve by preventing any more individuals from being pulled into the cycle of violence. This would be done by creating outcome-based re-entry programs to avert recidivism, creating a "Developmental Asset" program for youth (utilizing a small portion of the $500,000 in developer's fees that the city has) to help them develop life and coping skills to deal with the high levels of inner-city violence and adversity. Lastly, I would create a "Shooting-Crisis-Response Team" as has been done in NYC. Community Policing and Police Accountability are two popular issues that I would take the lead on. I have already formed coalitions with candidates from several tickets in a call for Civilian Review. It was this advocacy push that resulted in the Chief's Advisory Committee being formed. Once the pressure for the Civilian Review Board eased up, the Chief's Advisory Board stopped meeting. We have a great police force which I enjoy working and collaborating with. I look forward to continuing to work with Chief Kinmon and the other officers to ensure that this crucial city department functions in a highly transparent manner by creating a sustained mechanism for community input and oversight of our police force. Education - This is a key issue that I am taking up directly. No other candidate is voicing a reform opinion on the educational situation in Asbury which I find outrageous and completely hypocritical. Without a strong education, kids in our community are going nowhere but to the end of the line for jobs and possibly becoming the next crime statistic. I will approach this issue without restraint and with all options on the table. I have written on this issue here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/139607513/ Redevelopment and Small Business - One only need to look at the he Esperanza skeleton that has blighted our community for the last half-dozen years and the complete absence of development on the West-Side to understand how redevelopment has simply not been managed appropriately. I want to reinvigorate redevelopment in Asbury Park by: Making Asbury Park attractive to a broader demographic by addressing our fundamentals (crime, schools, taxes). Communicating to developers a complete vision for a revitalized City, not just the boardwalk. Forming an Economic Development Corporation with community partners to promote widely the value of opening business in Asbury Park and investing in development. Initiating the Grow-Monmouth development program which pairs available parcels of land with developers from around the State. Promoting Small Business Development and Success in all areas of the City. This would include working with the Lt. Governor's Business Action Center which offers many opportunities including grants specifically for mino
