[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Chatham 2-8-1988 by Ord. No. 2-88 (Ch. 68 of the 1975 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to act as the administrative officer for the purposes as set forth in the New Jersey Condominium Act and the Senor Citizens and Disabled Protected Tenancy Act (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.22 et seq.) and the rules and regulations enacted pursuant thereto and is hereby authorized to charge the owners of a building being converted a fee of $50 for each dwelling unit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61-35, which fee shall accompany the notice of intention and tenant list submitted to and processed by the Borough Clerk. This fee shall apply to any and all applications completed after the effective date of this chapter.
A. 
Any person or party aggrieved by a determinations of said administrative officer shall be entitled to an administrative hearing before the Borough Attorney or his designee.
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All notices of determinations issued by the Borough Clerk as said administrative officer shall advise the recipient of his/her right to a hearing and of the ten-day time limit for filing of an administrative hearing request and shall give the name and address of the Borough Attorney as the person to whom all applications for administrative hearings are to be made.
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Application for such administrative hearing shall be made in writing and shall state the portions of the determination disagreed with and shall be delivered to the Borough Attorney or his designee within 10 days after receipt by the aggrieved person or party of notice of such determination. Each notice of appeal will be accompanied by a fee of $125.
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Administrative hearings shall be held within 10 days of the filing of the application therefor, except that the Borough Attorney or his designee may hold hearings at a later date due to extenuating circumstances at the sole discretion of the officer hearing said appeal.
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Notice of the date, time and place of each and every administrative hearing shall be given by the Borough Attorney or his designee to all known parties in interest, all of whom shall have the opportunity to testify and present evidence and to examine adverse witnesses and evidence, including, without limitation, application forms and supporting documentation previously submitted to either the Borough Clerk as the administrative officer or the Borough Attorney or his designee as the hearing officer.
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A sound recording of the administrative hearing shall be made and a transcript obtainable, at the expense of the requesting party, in accordance with the rules applicable to municipal courts.
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Within 10 days of the hearing, the Borough Attorney or his designee shall issue a written final decision to all said parties in interest either upholding or reversing the original determination, which decision shall state the reasons therefor.