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Tenants and service providers raise mold, eviction and shelter concerns in citizens' hearing

Newark Municipal Council · January 7, 2026
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Summary

Multiple residents used the meeting's hearing-of-citizens period to report mold, eviction threats, Section 8 termination and service gaps at shelters and senior housing, and asked the city for immediate assistance and follow-up site visits.

Several residents and nonprofit volunteers described troubling conditions in specific housing facilities and in the city's shelter and senior systems and asked the council for help.

Darnella Lee said she and other tenants in a senior building are living with mold, unmanaged waste and potential fire hazards. Lee described multiple unaddressed repairs and said some apartments remain vacant despite…

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