Almost two dozen properties had liens levied against them totaling almost $12,000 for cleanup costs to the city for the removal of various nuisances on the properties.
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City Council approved a resolution (AR-220-22) during its regular meeting on December 14. filing liens against 23 properties to recover cleanup costs totaling $11,642.48.
The governing body authorized the filing of liens against 23 properties by the director of code enforcement to recover cleanup costs incurred by the city in accordance with provisions of N.J.S.A 40:48-2.14 and Rahway Code Section 151-4, according to the resolution. The costs “were incurred in the removal of the nuisances.”
The liens ranged from $60 to $1,887.48 on the following properties:
- 1714 Route 1 – $840
- 2254 Winfield St – $760
- 293 St. Georges Av. – $1,887.48
- 141 Main St. (vacant lot next to) – $270
- 916 Broad St. – $530
- 767 Leesville Av. – $535
- 613 W. Hazelwood Av. – $690
- Seminary Avenue and Church Street – $1,350
- 196 Lafayette St. – $340
- 1819 Allen St. – $300
- 2303 Allen St. – $250
- 450 Seminary Av. – $300
- 520 Seminary Av. – $60
- 1128 Bryant St. – $200
- 1147 Jaques Av. – $145
- Albermarle Street and Madison Avenue – $940
- 1206 Westfield Av. – $655
- 270 W. Stearns Av. – $180
- 2147 Barnett St. – $120
- 277 Hamilton Av. – $750
- 830 Hamilton Av. – $120
- 432 Washington St. – $240
- 2274 Ludlow St. – $180
Seven of the 23 properties had cleanup liens levied against them in March. That resolution authorized some $7,500 in fines ranging from $82.50 to $1,338.75 on 14 properties. The repeat offenders were:
- 2254 Winfield St.
- 293 St. Georges Av.
- 916 Broad St.
- 767 Leesville Av.
- 613 W. Hazelwood Av.
- Seminary Avenue and Church Street
- Albermarle Street and Madison Avenue
A code enforcement officer is authorized to “serve notices to abate nuisances including, but not limited to, brush, weeds, ragweed, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth, filth, garbage, trash, and debris,” according to the resolution. A code enforcement officer is “further authorized to direct the removal nuisances from property after notice of abatement is served and the mandatory compliance period has expired.”
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