Tenant Right to Counsel contract amendment
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: resolution 26-712 (item 10.30) adding $36,757 to the 2026 Waterfront Project contract for the Tenant Right to Counsel program, bringing it to $364,757.
- Where it stands: adopted 9-0 on Oct 21.
Caucus discussion (October 19)
- Housing preservation staff said this finishes out 2026; funding from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund begins January 1.
Council meeting (October 21)
- Resolution 26-712 (item 10.30) was adopted 9-0. Ephros, Little, Singh and Lavarro supported it; Singh said more funding is needed because many people are losing homes as landlords pass on rent increases.
Sources
- 2026-10-19 - Municipal Caucus (video of the October 19 caucus, auto-captions)
- 2026-10-21 - Municipal Council (video of the October 21 regular meeting, auto-captions)
- https://cityofjerseycity.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=374 (October 21 regular meeting agenda)
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 2 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 - Municipal Council | 1 |
| 2026-10-19 - Municipal Caucus | 2 |
Log
- 2026-10-21 - Municipal Council - Adopted 9-0.
- 2026-10-19 - Municipal Caucus - Caucus: contract top-up explained as finishing out 2026.