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Tent City Homeless Claim Victory-Staying Until Provided With A Year Housing

4/5/2013

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An attorney for Lakewood’s Tent City residents is calling a final consent order a major victory for the homeless of Ocean County. 

Attorney Jeffrey Wild, a Partner at the Lowenstein Sandler Law Firm, says as a result of a court order signed Thursday by him and the attorney representing Lakewood Township, “everyone in tent city will be free to live there on public land unless than until they are offered at least one year of safe and adequate indoor housing”

Wild says under the agreement, Lakewood agreed to dismiss all municipal code violations against the Cedar Bridge Avenue encampment, provide garbage pickup, allow for the servicing of portable bathrooms on the property, food and supply deliveries, permit holes in the main dirt road to be filled and to allow tent city leader Minister Steven Brigham the option to continue living at the site.

Tent city residents have also agreed to cooperate in a census listing exactly who’s living at the site.

Wild says the way it’s going to work is that step 1 there’s going be a census of all the men and women currently in tent city, each of those people will go through a screening process to see if they are qualified for government benefits but regardless of whether they are found eligible or not they will be entitled to remain in tent city until Lakewood or the County or someone else can offer them a safe indoor place to live for at least one year.

Wild says there was also a major breakthrough on the County level as well. He says Ocean County officials also agreed to enter into a dialogue of providing a housing center (a shelter) for the homeless and in good faith, the Atlantic City Rescue Mission agreed to dismiss its motion against the County.

From NJ 101.5

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speculator
4/5/2013 03:01:39 am

THANKS STEVEN LANGERT,WHAT'S YOUR KICKBACK FOR THIS.you perform all kinds of meracals what's your problem here?.this is a danger to the public ,health and well being too everyone, ands it's eligal we should fire the whole c.o. dept. if this is good for them why should landlords get harassed by inspectors and raises by the township .what happens if landlords sell out which we are doing, our costs go up and rents are dropping .in this economy tent city will grow.and i'll laugh because i had enough i'm selling out and my tenants are broke.thank you lakewood township and especially A BIG THANKS TO MR. LANGERT!!

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chachom fi de ma nishtanh
4/7/2013 03:14:24 am

who's going to give them safe and adaquit housing for a year? if they could afford it there is more than enough supply?this is a great victory for tent city.my advice to anyone who can sell their home in that area is to sell and run because they will be in your backyard forever and multiply.or get together and hire a lawyer to represent you in washigton and sue for damages for "YOUR RIGHT OF QUITE ENJOYMENT OF YOUR PROPERTY"call in the press CNN,FOX NEWS ABC NEWS,this is big issue that is your legal right the county is taking advantage of your legal rights.i am a real estate professional if you band together and fight this at a higher level you will win.if not it's just like HITLER leading you too the slaghter!!

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