RENT CONTROL BOARD SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION APPLICATION FOR ONE-TIME EXEMPTION OF ENTIRE BUILDING
SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION APPLICATION FOR ONE-TIME EXEMPTION OF ENTIRE BUILDING EXPLICATION AND INSTRUCTIONS: SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION- SECTION 17 Dwellings, which are substantially reconstructed or rehabilitated, shall not be restricted in regard to the initial rent charged if the Rent Control Board has made the following determinations: 1. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE THAT the cost of reconstruction or rehabilitation during a 12-month period exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the fair market value of the property. The fair market value shall be established by an appraisal issued by a member of an appraisal institute such as The American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, The American Appraisers, or The Independent Order of Fee Appraisers. 2. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE THAT the construction or rehabilitation shall have been completed in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Construction Code. The petitioner shall submit copies of all permits required for the rehabilitation of the building including but not limited to electrical, plumbing and construction permits issued by the Construction Official, as well as a detailed rehabilitation or reconstruction plan, a copy of which shall have been filed with the Construction Official on the date of the application for the permits described herein. Where the substantially rehabilitated building involves no more that four (4) apartment units a plan shall not be required. 3. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE THAT a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued by the City of Newark certifying that the building has been rehabilitated in accordance with the plan submitted to the Construction Official by the applicant and certifying that the substantially rehabilitated building conforms to the zoning ordinances of the City of Newark, the Uniform Construction Code of the City of Newark and the State of New Jersey as well as all applicable housing codes and health codes of the City of Newark and state of Newark, NJ. The Board s determination shall take into account an inspection conducted by a representative from the Division of Inspections and Enforcement after the date of the application. The plan referred to herein shall include a description of the property improvements, a cost estimate and a construction completion schedule. 4. THE BOARD SHALL FURTHER DETERMINE THAT the items described in the rehabilitation plan do not consist of items involving repairs that would be undertaken on an ongoing basis or annual basis in regard to the normal maintenance of building. If the board determined that any of the costs of the rehabilitation involve normal maintenance, those costs shall be disallowed in computing the cost of rehabilitation.
SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION APPLICATION FOR ONE-TIME EXEMPTION OF ENTIRE BUILDING DATE APPLICATION ACCEPTED 1. ADDRESS OF SUBJECT PROPERTY: NEWARK, NJ ZIP CODE 2. NAME, ADDRESS & TELEPHONE NUMBER OF OWNER: CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE HOME #: BUSINESS #: 3. NAME, ADDRESS & TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON PREPARING THIS APPLICATION: CITY: SATE: ZIP CODE HOME #: BUSINESS #: 4. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: A. NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS: B. NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL RENTALS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE BUILDING: C. LIST EACH COMMERCIAL RENTAL BY NAME AND THE MONTHLY RENT PAID BY EACH: TRADE NAME TYPE OF BUSINESS MONTHLY RENT PAID 1. 2. 3.
PAGE 2 REHABILITATION APPLICATION 5. CALCULATE THE PERCENTAGE FOR COMMERCIAL RENTAL BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMULAS: A. PERCENTAGE FOR COMMERCIAL RENTALS BASED ON INCOME: The commercial rent roll $ shall be divided by the rent roll for the entire Building $. The results of this division equal the percentage % that the commercial rental represents of the entire building. B. COMMERCIAL PERCENTAGE BASED ON SQUARE FOOTAGE: The square footage of the commercial rental shall be divided by the square footage of the entire building. The result of this division equals the percentage % that the commercial rentals represents of the entire building. 6. AN APPRAISAL CONDUCTED ON (DATE): By: Which is a member of: ESTABILISHED THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE BUILDING TO BE? 7. COST OF REHABILITATION WORK FOR THE ENTIRE BUILDING: $ 8. REHABILITATION PLAN WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL ON: 9. DATE OF THE ACQUISITION OF THE FIRST PERMIT: 10. THE 12 MONTH PERIOD FOR THE REHABILITATION WORK BEGAN: 11. COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MUST BE SUBMITTED: ( ) THE APPRAISAL FOR THE BUILDING ( ) THE PLAN FOR THE REHABILITATED WORK ( ) A COPY OF ALL PERMITS THAT WERE REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF NEWARK ( ) THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WHICH CERTIFIES THAT THE REHABILITATED WORK IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLAN THAT WAS SUBMITTED ( ) LEGIBLE COPIES OF ALL BILLS AND RECEIPTS, WITH CANCELLED CHECKS ATTACHED TO MATCHING BILLS FOR THE REHABILITATED WORK.
REHABILITATION APPLICATION PAGE 3 12. GIVE A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION WORK IN EACH APARTMENT; COMMON AREAS AND ETC. (DESCRIBE IN DETAIL) SUBMIT PROOF OF COST, CANCELLED CHECKS AND PAID RECEIPTS, SUBMIT A COPY OF CONTRACTOR S WORK WRITE-UP. CANCELLED CHECKS WITHOUT WORK WRITE-UP OR STATEMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. REHABILITATION WORK LOCATION COST
REHABILITATION APPLICATION PAGE 3A REHABILITATION WORK LOCATION COST
PAGE 4 12. TENANT INFORMATION ON PROPOSED RENT INCREASE: TENANT S FULL NAME APT. # # OF ROOMS PRESENT RENT AMOUNT OF INCREASE NEW RENT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
PAGE 5 13. FEE: THE FEE FOR A SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION APPLICATION IS $25.00 AND A COST OF $5.00 PER ROOM FOR THE INSPECTION THE FEE FOR A LATE BUILDING REGISTRATION IS $100.00 LATE REGISTRATION FEE FOR ANY BUILDING NOT REGISTERED AT LEASE NINETY (90) DAYS PRIOR TO ANY APPLICATION FOR INCREASE. (FEE TO BE WAIVE IF BUILDING WAS REGISTRATION WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS AFTER LANDLORD ACCEPTED TITLE TO PREMISES) CHECK OR MONEY ORDER (NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED) A BUILDING REGISTRATION MUST ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE RENT CONTROL THAT EXHIBITS THE PRESENT RENTS THAT YOU HAVE LISTED ON YOUR APPLICATION FOR SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION RENTAL INCREASE.