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Trenton council introduces ordinance requiring landlords to give tenants utility notices, doubles repeat fines
Summary
Trenton City Council on first reading introduced Ordinance 25-63, requiring landlords to provide tenants copies of utility notices by one of several delivery methods and increasing fines for repeated violations.
Trenton City Council on first reading introduced Ordinance 25-63, requiring landlords or property owners to deliver copies of utility notices to tenants by personal service, certified mail with return receipt, electronic communication, or posting in a publicly accessible place, and doubling fines for repeat violations.
The measure matters because it aims to ensure tenants receive advance notice when utilities may be subject to shutoff or other enforcement actions — a protection council members said is intended to prevent residents from losing water, heat or electricity without warning.
Councilwoman Frances Frisbie pressed staff on how a landlord would verify delivery and suggested…
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