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Council amends and adopts Jersey City ordinance on housing compliance and fees after public hearing

Jersey City Municipal Council · May 6, 2026
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Summary

After public comment about non-ratable properties and school-tax impacts, Jersey City’s council unanimously amended a typographical reference and adopted City Ordinance 26-023 to reorganize housing accommodations and affordable-housing compliance provisions.

The Jersey City Municipal Council adopted City Ordinance 26-023 on May 6 following a public hearing that drew residents voicing frustration about the tax implications of affordable and publicly owned housing.

Council members described the ordinance as primarily a technical reformatting and reorganization of the municipal code’s…

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