Notwithstanding any other remedies available to the township provided by local, state or federal law, any person or entity who violates any terms, conditions or requirements of the South Brunswick Code and Affordable Housing Rules And Regulations, as amended from time to time; violates any of the terms, conditions or requirements of the New Jersey Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq., as may be amended from time to time; violates any of the terms, conditions or requirements of the Substantive and Procedural Rules of the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing ("COAH") which appear at N.J.A.C. 5:94-1 et seq., N.J.A.C. 5:95-1 et seq., as amended from time to time; or violates the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls, terms, conditions or requirements as issued by the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency appearing at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., as amended from time to time, shall be subject to punishment in accordance with the general penalty provisions of this Code as they appear at section 1-13. (Ord. No. 2007-76, § I, 11-27-2007)

(a) "For-Sale" units.

(1) Initial sales. Developers and/or owners will be required to pay $750.00 for each applicant certified for purchase and for which a contract for sale is signed, and a $1,500.00 set-up fee per project. The set-up fee will include site visits to all properties, phasing, creation of database and internal hard files.

(2) Re-sales. Sellers of affordable units will be charged one and one-quarter percent of the sales price upon closing.

(3) Refinancing and home equity transactions. The owner of the affordable unit will be charged a $100.00 fee at closing.

(b) "Rental" units.

(1) Initial rentals. Developers and/or owners will be required to pay $250.00 for each applicant certified to rent an affordable unit and for which a lease is signed, and a $1,500.00 set-up fee per project. The set-up fee will include site visits to all properties, creation of database and internal hard files, and communication with all tenants of any change in administrators.

(2) Re-rentals. Developers and/or owners will be required to pay S50.00 for each applicant certified to rent an affordable unit and for which a lease is signed.

(c) Developers and/or owners of projects consisting of 50 units or more may be subject to an adjustment of fees (reduced or increased) as determined by the township council.

(d) Requests for hardship waivers of any fees due shall be reviewed and considered on a case-by-case basis. Any relief given shall be at the sole discretion of the township council. The council may, by resolution, delegate its authority to grant such waivers to the township manager, up to a maximum limit of S5,000.00. Any request for a waiver in excess of S5,000.00 may only be granted by a majority vote of the council. (Ord. No. 2009-33, § I, 9-22-2009)