[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000-2 (Sec. 12-7 of the 1987 Revised General Ordinances)]
Any residential tenant who receives a notice of eviction pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2 that results from zoning or code enforcement
activity for an illegal occupancy, as set forth in N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(g)(3),
shall be considered a displaced person and shall be entitled to relocation
assistance in an amount equal to six times the monthly rental paid
by the displaced person. The owner of the structure shall be liable
for the payment of relocation assistance.
If the owner fails to pay relocation assistance to any displaced
person at the time of the eviction, the Borough of Red Bank may pay
the relocation assistance to said person(s) from a revolving relocation
assistance fund herein established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 20:4-4.1a.
All relocation assistance costs incurred by the Borough shall be repaid
by the owner of the structure. These repayments shall be deposited
into the Borough's revolving relocation assistance fund.
In addition to repayment of the relocation assistance costs
by the owner to the Borough, an additional fine for Zoning or Housing
Code violations for illegal occupancy, up to an amount equal to six
times the monthly rental paid by the displaced person, shall be paid
to the Borough by the owner of the structure.
In the event that the owner of the structure fails to repay
the Borough within 10 days after the due date, interest shall accrue
on the unpaid balance at the rate of 18% per annum, and the unpaid
balance and all interest accruing thereon shall be a lien on the parcel.
The Borough may also seek recovery of the unpaid balance and all interest
accrued thereon, together with attorney's fees and costs, in
a civil action as a personal debt of the owner of real property.
