Housing Authority Chairman Won't Seek Re-Appointment

Hoboken Housing Authority Chairman Jake Stuiver has moved out of Hoboken but is allowed to finish out his term on the seven-member housing board, he said Tuesday.

"I am thankful and honored to receive corroboration of my belief, that I am able to continue serving on the HHA in full compliance with all local, state and federal laws," Stuiver wrote in an email, "and consider it not only lawful and proper to serve out my term but in fact imperative that I honor my commitment."

Stuiver and Executive Director of the HHA, Carmelo Garcia, have gone head to

The HHA's attorney, Charlie Daglian, ruled that there is no residency requirement for the members of the board. Daglian's contract has been at the heart of the contention at the HHA board.

Recent meetings at the HHA have been contentious and heated.

Stuiver, who has relocated to Pennsylvania, said he will be serving out his term, which ends in May. If a new commissioner isn't immediately chosen by the City Council — the city's governing body that is currently in an eight member deadlock — Stuiver could stay on the board as a hold over.

When asked if he would do that, Stuiver answered that he's "committed to fulfilling" his obligations at the HHA. 

"As long as it is legal and proper, which is now confirmed to be the case, I am entirely comfortable with doing whatever is required to conduct the duties of my office from my new home, commuting to Hoboken whenever, and however frequently, turns out to be necessary," Stuiver said. "I will do this for as long as necessary."