Pursuant to the Fair and Open Process described under N.J.S.A. 19:44A-1, et seq., the City of Union City (“city”) seeks proposals in response to this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) from attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey that wish to provide Tenant’s Rights Rent Board services to the City Rent Leveling Board in the City as directed by the Board of Commissioners or other appropriate official within the City for a contract period from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. All candidates are required to comply with N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 as amended. (Affirmative Action, see Exhibit A attached hereto). Each candidate shall submit proof of business registration with the New Jersey Division of Taxation (P.L. 2004, C.57) prior to the award of contract but preferably with their proposal. The successful attorney must have significant experience in representing residential tenants as a tenant’s advocate. The successful attorney among his/her other duties may be requested to do any or all of the following: 1. Provide and distribute information to tenants regarding federal, state and municipal laws affecting the rights and duties of landlords and tenants. 2. Distribute information specifically dealing with tenants’ legal rights; 3. Write and publish information pamphlets, leaflets or booklets providing information on tenant/landlord rights and duties; 4. Operate a hotline to provide advice to tenants; 5. Promote, sponsor and organize tenants’ rights workshops to disseminate information between tenants and tenant groups and assist tenants in organizing to protect tenants’ rights; 6. Receive and forward to appropriate agencies of the city complaints from tenants relating to the administrative action or inaction of any department; 7. Give free advice and assistance to apartment dwellers in their dealings with the city rent leveling board hearings before the Board; 8. Appear before Union City Rent Leveling Board hearings on behalf of tenants as assigned by the City; 9. Any other matters as directed by the appropriate City official(s). 10.The vendor shall provide monthly billing statements that include a brief statement showing the original amount of the Contract, any increases established by amendment to the Contract, the amount previously billed under the Contract, and the total amount of unbilled funds remaining available under the Contract, and the total amount of unbilled funds remaining available 4897-9122-6740, v. 1 under the Contract after deduction of the most recent amount billed. A copy of each billing statement shall be made available to the State Fiscal Oversight Officer upon request.
