Rental Rules Ordinance, Solar Presentation Set For Manchester Council

MANCHESTER, NJ — The Manchester Township Council is scheduled to hold a hearing on an ordinance updating the township's rental rules and introduce one updating its beach fees at Monday's meeting at town hall.

The council meeting is set for 6 p.m. in the courtroom at town hall, 1 Colonial Dr. in Manchester.

The agenda published on the township website includes a presentation on a community-wide solar program by Gabel Associates, and four ordinances up for second readings and public hearings.

Two of the ordinances are for land sales and one is the annual cap bank. The fourth is the ordinance updating rental rules, with requirements for landlords to register and to provide the names of their tenants as well as a requirement for certificates of occupancy.

The ordinance (read it on page 42 of the agenda) adds Chapter 244, addressing "existing structures" requires a certificate of occupancy along with the posting of information stating the maximum number of people who can live in the unit. The landlord will be held accountable for violations, under the proposed ordinance.