Hoboken: Once again going the wrong direction on Rent Control
Recently the Hoboken City Council had a first reading on amendments to the current Rent Control Ordinance that it said aligned it with other Rent Control Ordinances other Hudson County Municipalities. Should that matter? Does that Matter? The answer is NO.
Hoboken Rent Control Amendments Explained:
This revised ordinance intends to ignore the rationality behind CPI increases and will continue to drive property owners to convert to private residences or undermaintain their rental properties
If the premise is that Hoboken has fallen out of step with Hudson County rent control, then a comparison table should have been prepared. Had real research been done, it would have been discovered that Jersey City’s form of rent control would provide greater, not lesser, vacancy decontrol among other benefits;
The affordable housing benefits stated in the preamble are illusory, because income-constrained families do not get selected for housing they cannot afford. The only way to provide affordable housing for families that need it is through intentioned programming which Hoboken has not created;
Contact the Mayor and your City Council Members:
Mayor Ravi Bhalla
Office: (201) 420-2000 ext 1001
EMAIL: rbhalla@hobokennj.gov
Emily Jabbour
President, Council at Large
Office: 201-420-2000 ext. 2101
Mobile: 781-724-6258
EMAIL: hobokenemily@gmail.com
Michael Russo
VP, 3rd Ward Council person
Office: (201) 420-2000 x 2106
Mobile: (text is best) 201-401-9687
EMAIL: councilmanrusso@gmail.com
James Doyle
Council at Large
Office: 201-420-2000 ext. 2103
Mobile: 201-452-1761
EMAIL: jimdoylehoboken@gmail.com
Joe Quintero
Council at Large
Mobile: 201-701-1031
EMAIL: councilmanquintero@gmail.com
Michael DeFusco
1st Ward Council person
Office: 201-420-2000 ext. 2104
Mobile: (646) 372-4341
EMAIL: mike4hoboken@yahoo.com
Tiffanie Fisher
2nd Ward Council person
Office: 201-420-2000 ext. 2015
Mobile: (201) 208-1674
EMAIL: hoboken2nd@gmail.com
Ruben Ramos Jr.
4th Ward Council person
Office: (201) 420-2000 x 2107
Mobile: 201-401-7947
EMAIL: councilmanramos4@gmail.com
Phil Cohen
5th Ward Council person
Phone: (862) 234-9053
EMAIL: pcohen@hobokennj.gov
Jennifer Giattino
6th Ward Council person
Office: 201-420-2000 ext. 2100
Mobile: (201) 780-6779
EMAIL: jengiattino6@gmail.com