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Bureau of Rooming and Boarding House Standards | NJ Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Enforces social and safety requirements for all rooming and boarding houses and free-standing residential health care facilities in New Jersey. Conducts inspections, issues licenses, and publicly posts inspection reports of all governed facilities on their website. If a consumer has a complaint about any of these facilities, that has not been adequately addressed at a more local level, they can issue their complaint to the Bureau.

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Nursing Facility Complaints
Housing Complaints

Board and Care | Warren County Division of Temporary Assistance and Social Services (TASS)

Provides placement assistance and services to residents of rooming and boarding homes. Services include investigation of complaints regarding boarding homes, rooming houses, and residential health care facilities.

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Nursing Facility Complaints
Rooming/Boarding Houses
Housing Complaints

East Orange Heat Hotline | East Orange Department of Property Maintenance

Handles "no heat" complaints. Under the New Jersey state housing codes, from October 1 - May 1 yearly, landlords must provide enough heat so that the temperature in the apartment is at least 65 degrees from 6:00 pm - 11:00 am and 68 degrees at all other times.

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Housing Complaints

Rental Housing Counseling | Hudson County Housing Resource Center (HRC)

Provides information on housing. This includes discrimination in housing, tenant-landlord disputes, tenant-landlord rights, and Section 8 regulations to all residents of the coverage area.

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Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Housing Complaints
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Discrimination Assistance

Board and Care | Camden County Board of Social Services

Provides placement assistance and services to residents of rooming and boarding homes. Services include investigation of complaints regarding boarding homes and residential health care facilities.

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Rooming/Boarding Houses
Housing Complaints
Nursing Facility Complaints

No Heat Hotline | Irvington, Township of

Assists residents facing problems with inadequate heating in their homes or rental properties. Individuals can file complaints, report heating system failures, or seek assistance in resolving issues related to insufficient heating during cold weather.

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Housing Complaints

Legal Assistance | Northeast New Jersey Legal Services

Provides free legal services and legal counseling to low-income individuals. Assists with consumer rights and debt cancellation, domestic violence and sexual assault, education, elder justice, expungements (Clearing Your Record), family and relationships, federal taxes, HIV/AIDS (rya white project), housing, immigration, public benefits, seniors, and veterans.

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Welfare Rights Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Elder Law
Individual Advocacy
General Legal Aid
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Labor and Employment Law
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Legal Representation
Housing Complaints
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Discrimination Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance

Legal Assistance | Northeast New Jersey Legal Services

Provides free legal services and legal counseling to low-income individuals. Assists with consumer rights and debt cancellation, domestic violence and sexual assault, education, elder justice, expungements (Clearing Your Record), family and relationships, federal taxes, HIV/AIDS (rya white project), housing, immigration, public benefits, seniors, and veterans.

What's Here

Welfare Rights Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Elder Law
Individual Advocacy
General Legal Aid
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Labor and Employment Law
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Legal Representation
Housing Complaints
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Discrimination Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance

Property Code Enforcement | East Orange Department of Property Maintenance

Receives and processes complaints from any citizen, whether a property owner, tenant or neighbor. Provides solutions to property maintenance concerns about residential, commercial, vacant and abandoned properties.

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Housing Complaints

Rent Control | Hoboken Rent Leveling and Stabilization Office

Provides various housing services for tenants residing in Hoboken. Services include: information on rent control, legal base rent, and rent increases; information on annual cost of living adjustments, tax surcharges, water/sewage surcharges, and capital improvement surcharges; hardship increases; vacancy decontrol; and annual housing registration requirements.

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Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Housing Complaints

Greater Newark HUD Tenants Coalition | Greater Newark HUD Tenants Coalition

Helps form and support tenant organizations, develop tenant leaders, and assist in bringing health and safety improvements to the properties they call home.

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Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Housing Complaints
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling

Housing Code Enforcement | Jersey City Department of Housing, Economic Development and Commerce

Enforces Chapter 254 (Jersey City Property Maintenance Code), responds to tenant complaints, conducts annual field inspections, offers referral services for property owners requiring financial aid, performs heat and hot water inspections, maintains a 24-hour emergency heat & hot water hotline, and enforces the Vacant Buildings Registration Code.

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Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Housing Complaints
Utility Disconnection Protection

Board and Care | Atlantic County Department of Family and Community Development

Provides placement assistance and services to residents of rooming and boarding homes. Services include investigation of complaints regarding boarding homes and residential health care facilities.

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Housing Complaints
Nursing Facility Complaints
Rooming/Boarding Houses

Rooming and Boarding Home Services | Somerset County Board of Social Services

Provides placement assistance and services to residents of rooming and boarding homes. Services include investigation of complaints regarding boarding homes and residential health care facilities.ces.

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Rooming/Boarding Houses
Housing Complaints
Nursing Facility Complaints

Board and Care | Hunterdon County Division of Social Services

Offers placement assistance and services to residents of rooming and boarding homes. Services include investigation of complaints regarding boarding homes and residential health care facilities.

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Nursing Facility Complaints
Housing Complaints
Rooming/Boarding Houses

Board and Care | Cumberland County Division of Social Services

Provides placement assistance and services to residents of rooming and boarding homes. Services include investigation of complaints regarding boarding homes and residential health care facilities.

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Nursing Facility Complaints
Rooming/Boarding Houses
Housing Complaints

Tenant Landlord Relations | Jersey City Department of Housing, Economic Development and Commerce

Serves the interests of tenants, landlords, and the city by ensuring all housing standards and pricing are met in the community. The division accepts complaints in writing about unfair rent increases, and maintenance in services.

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Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Housing Complaints
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling

Greater Bergen Housing Coalition | Greater Bergen Community Action (GBCA)

Assists low- and moderate-income individuals with guidance and case services in Landlord-Tenant Law matters. Counsels clients involved in disputes, informing them of their rights and responsibilities under New Jersey laws, local ordinances, and property codes. Provides budgeting, HUD-certified housing counseling, information and referral, rental delinquency counseling, advocacy with landlords/mortgage companies, legal services referrals, and assistance in obtaining affordable housing.

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Housing Complaints
Housing Search Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Foreclosure Prevention Loan Modification/Refinancing Programs

Legal Assistance | Northeast New Jersey Legal Services

Provides free legal services and legal counseling to low-income individuals. Assists with consumer rights and debt cancellation, domestic violence and sexual assault, education, elder justice, expungements (Clearing Your Record), family and relationships, federal taxes, HIV/AIDS (rya white project), housing, immigration, public benefits, seniors, and veterans.

What's Here

Welfare Rights Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Elder Law
Individual Advocacy
General Legal Aid
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Labor and Employment Law
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Legal Representation
Housing Complaints
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Discrimination Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance

Winter Emergency Hotline | Trenton Division of Housing Inspections

Operates a 24-hour emergency "Hot Line" for residents to report complaints regarding no heat, no hot water, or other winter related emergencies.

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Housing Complaints

No Heat Hotline | Paterson Department of Health and Human Services

Provides heat as required by the state codes and the local town or city ordinance. Under the New Jersey state housing codes, from October 1 - May 1 yearly, the landlord must provide enough heat so that the temperature in the apartment.

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Housing Complaints

Board and Care | Bergen County Board of Social Services

Provides services to residents of rooming and boarding homes. Services include investigation of complaints regarding boarding homes and residential health care facilities, providing social service information, and providing alternative housing information if needed.

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Nursing Facility Complaints
Housing Complaints
Rooming/Boarding Houses

Board and Care | Sussex County Division of Social Services

Provides placement assistance and services to residents of rooming and boarding homes. Services include investigation of complaints regarding boarding homes and residential health care facilities.

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Nursing Facility Complaints
Housing Complaints
Rooming/Boarding Houses

No Heat Hotline | City of Newark

Provides assistance for when landlords do not provide heat. Landlords must provide heat as required by the state codes and the local town or city ordinance. Operates under the New Jersey state housing codes.

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Housing Complaints

Fair Housing Board | Monmouth County Community Development

Aims to ensure fair housing policies residents. Provides assistance on filing housing discrimination complaints, referrals on housing issues, education, training and technical assistance for individuals, groups, institutions and other interested parties.

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Housing Complaints
Discrimination Assistance