Slumlords and absentee landlords that own shoddy properties in Asbury Park are officially on notice. City administration is looking to hire an assistant prosecutor to address the city’s blighted and abandoned properties. Operating under the city’s abandoned property ordinance, the person hired will be required to maintain a database of vacant properties, complaints about properties, […]

The process of renting homes to visitors may be simpler for landlords this summer. The city council introduced an ordinance allowing landlords to obtain seasonal certificates of occupancy [COs] for their properties. A certificate of occupancy is a document issued by the city confirming that a residence is in an acceptable state to be occupied. […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight, with a workshop session beginning at 6 p.m. and the regular meeting beginning at 7 p.m. The council will meet in closed session at 5 p.m. prior to the public meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for both […]

UPDATE: Tonight’s council meeting has been cancelled. All business is being tabled until Wednesday, March 13. ————— Asbury Park’s city council is scheduled to meet in council chambers tonight, with a closed executive session starting at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m.; and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda […]

City workers recently wrapped up a construction project in City Hall’s second floor. The goal of the project was to separate code enforcement and construction office windows, city engineer Joe Cunha said. Both departments, along with planning and zoning, previously shared one window in the second floor’s northern side. Officials hope this will streamline administrative […]