vindication15 wrote:
Why did you return the deposit? If they agreed to the home being sold "as is" (and that language is in the contract) then cosmetic changes do not apply and you should have kept the deposit and let an arbitrator decide.

With that being said, it is not a sellers market and any language you add that will limit the freedoms of a buyer will make you an unattractive seller.

vindication15 wrote:
Stani - they can walk after signing the contract without any legal ramifications during

1) the 7 day attorney review period for any reason
2) after attorney review is over and the seller refuses to oblige by the buyer's demands for fixes detailed in the home inspection or major flaws are discovered during the home inspection
3) the seller violates provisions in the contract

If any of the above situation applies to you, the buyer did nothing wrong

Bernardo7 wrote:
To actually answer the question posed here, my inspection cost me about $475. The real estate lawyer's fee was about $1,400. Both can be had for less, but I used John Moss for the inspection and Irwin Rosen for the legal work, and both were top notch.

As to the other poster who claims a lawyer is unnecessary, well, strictly speaking you could perform your own property inspection too, and your own appendectomy. My lawyer inserted language in my contract that literally saved me many times his fee. As the saying goes, the man who provides his own legal representation has a fool for a client... :)

Rachel_Rae wrote:
Keep in mind I am new...
Is there a Hamilton Park board or alliance?

If so does it hold benefits/ fundraisers?

Also, I am curious about adding recycling bins, and possibly information pamphlets handed out to park users.

While I am not in favor of confrontational behavior, a little passive aggressive smiling and talking goes a long way.

I would volunteer to do it myself :)

JerseyCityNj wrote:

I do find it ironic you ask for them to be hanged when they murdered out of revenge. So it would seem you are using the same mentality as them, an eye for an eye.

Br6dR wrote:
Republicans are like the Borg on Star Trek. They keep coming no matter what happens. Is eight years of a moron president throwing our money down a rat hole in Iraq and almost bringing the world another great depression enough? Of course not. We like being stupid. Lets keep doing it.

jcboyz wrote:
Oh! You mean JCHurst is one of those trying to save that EYSORE Embankment! TAKE IT DOWN and build a park street level so it can be patrolled and secured properly. Unfortunately the few and I mean few squeaky wheel get the oil around here.

Also, Bright moment, JCHurst started this with the Asshole comment regarding Christie who by the way, the masses voted for!

What have I done:

1. Personally stopped crimes from taking place and reported crimes in Downtown JC
2. Personally painted over graffiti and have reported graffiti all over this city.
3. Contributed financially to our next Mayors campaign!

Christie has been Governor for a couple of months just like Obama has been president for a year and I have not said anything negative about him because I am capable of giving people a chance.

I dont need to see JCHursts negative comments and I will call him an asshole when need be!

brewster wrote:
As far as I can tell from perusing records, taxation is simply a complete mess. A 100 year old Heights 3 family bought in 2004 at $385k is assessed at $119.5k and pays $3386. Next door a new construction condo bought for $455K is assessed at $98k and pays $2777. Can anyone make sense of that? Everyone is saying new construction owners are getting reamed. Not from this example.

linky wrote:

And I have to say that this reevaluation scares me very much. It was very damaging to my neighborhood at the time. A lot of nice neighbors chose to sell their houses rather than get a huge spike in taxes. They had to sell at a loss, and many of their homes were bought up by investors who turned them into section 8 rentals. It was very, very bad for the neighborhoods and the city.

Those of you who are in newly refurbished houses who pay higher taxes and think it's a good thing that your neighbors will get a tax hike, had better think again. When people are forced to sell at a loss, the neighborhood loses and everybody living in them loses. A lot of people I know want to stay here, but are finding it increasingly difficult to do so due to bad schools, lack of services, etc. A big tax hike for some might be the last straw for middle-class people in this city.

ianmac47 wrote:
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stepanstas wrote:
PATH was not ment for the volume of traffic it recieves today. Don't know why they don't build new tunnels.

Because the majority of people see the act of paying taxes as a personal affront. Stop complaining about taxes and maybe our governments can afford to make the investments in the services that are so desperately needed.

hamiltonparkjc wrote:
While not color coded, there are already ratings for the risks in securities down by private firms like Moody's and S&P. I don't think the government getting involved in taking that role is even on the table. Perhaps the CPA would if implemented, but I doubt they would rate anything except in the most general sense (stock = risky, tbills = safe).

Boken2JC wrote:

Question to those in this forum... Do you support more government regulation over the financial services industry, or less?

T-Bird wrote:
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Boken2JC wrote:
The banks are NOT stealing money from us!

So when the government announced last year it was going out into the market at some future date to buy up at a favorable price the toxic crap that was sitting on the bank's balance sheets - and the banks went out and loaded up further on this crap in advance of the govt. purchase to maximize their gain - you don't see that as the banks stealing from taxpayers?

Or when bailout money is run through AIG to make its counterparties whole (the largest being Goldman but also including a FRENCH bank and a SWISS bank) - sophisticated counterparties who understood the risks of the positions they were taking - you don't see that as the banks stealing from taxpayers?

Or when the FED cuts interest rates to zero and essentially removes limitations on bank borrowing to provide incentive for banks to lend - but they refuse to lend and instead buy treasuries to capture a free four point spread - you don't see that as the banks stealing from taxpayers?

Is it an issue of semantics - Is there a more sanitary euphemism you'd prefer? That crap about the "irresponsible borrowers" creating this mess is a complete red herring. Ask yourself this - the entire amount of bad mortgage debt in late 2008 was less than $500 billion. Why has it taken trillions to try to undo the mess?

Nori wrote:
1stStGuy ?Until we see more robberies/assaults taking place in front of the bar, there wont be an increase in police presence. If its just people being loud and drunk, hey?you?re in a city, you live near a bar, what do you expect? I said this before and will say it again, if it?s too loud, you have the option to move. If you bought, you?re SOL. Maybe you should?ve done some more research before buying.

Boken2JC wrote:

I think it has lots to do with the fact that the US has such high income disparity.

itsaurora wrote:
I just don't get why dogs would need access to the entire park and why having certain areas off limits to them is so controversial. As long as there is a balance and I can sit with my dog in some areas of the park, sounds perfectly fine to me.

homestyle...

clunkified wrote:
The buck for NYC Italian starts and stops at Il Mulino.

2DogDoll wrote:
Is it getting to the point where I won?t be able to even walk my dogs through the park? I love my dogs. Walking them is my source of both joy and exercise and I won?t let some bulls*** ordinance take that away from me.

T-Bird wrote:
While I love the many things JC has to offer, to compare even the whole city (let alone just downtown) to the boroughs is a bit delusional, no?

Queens 2,229,000 people
Bronx 1,333,000
Staten Island 487,000
Brooklyn 2,556,000
Jersey City 241,000
Downtown JC < 50,000

I know you'd like to dismiss the up and coming pockets of Queens and the Bronx to make your case, but Long Island City has 183,000 people - three quarters the size of all of JC and probably four times the size of downtown. Downtown JC has a looooooong way to go to rival much of Brooklyn - even if you throw out Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights. A dozen or so blocks of eclectic retail and restaurants (downtown JC) really isn't comparable to many of these other places, is it?

brewster wrote:

1st thing I did after our 1st flood shortly after we bought 13 years ago was a check valve. Water promptly sprang from every crack and opening in the slab in the next flood. The sewer leaks so badly it pressurizes the fill between the house and sewer and under the foundation. I'm sure this is a cause of much of the foundation caused floor sagging downtown, including my own.

fraulein wrote:
We are first time flood 'victims' - just came back from a wedding for the weekend and had a foot of water, but it was 3 feet (so we're thinking the sump pump gave out). Even the guy who came to get the water out was like, 'Jeez.... I need more equipment.' They are coming back first thing in the AM to take care of it. We're obviously pursuing the insurance claim route as everything is ruined.

Any advice from others on what we may want to do once it's all cleaned up - we know it's important to get dehumidifiers and such. This is our first house (just bought in Oct) and first water issue so any advice or lessons learned would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

ratslayer wrote:
Repug Governor El Gordo sticks it to the middle-class! Remember, Repugs are the ENEMIES of the middle-class - have been and always will. Just a bunch of phuckintg corporate socialists! I can't believe working men and women would actually vote for these sociopaths. It's akin to roaches voting for Raid.

ianmac47 wrote: NJTransit should not be profitably based on fares. It absolutely should be subsidized by the state. The more people who take trains, the fewer people drive single occupancy vehicles on the already crowded roads. The cost of a typical freeway lane per mile is $20 million (PDF source ). The NJ Turnpike is 118 miles long. Not to mention 78, 80, 95, 280, 287, 195, 295-- adding lanes to those highways will cost a lot more than subsidizing NJ Transit. So yeah, think before you post. If you are capable of it.

T-Bird wrote:
From the civilian perspective, with limited understanding of what is "necessary" and what isn't, so I looked at Philadelphia for guidance. It is a northeastern city with a similar cost of living and provides a lot of detail in its budget which makes a comparison to Jersey City possible.

So, here is how Philadelphia staffs its fire department:

They have:

1,338 firefighters who make between $40k and $56k
267 lieutenants; $60k to $64k
92 captains; 69k to $72k
48 battalion chiefs; $80k to $84k
8 deputy chiefs; $91k to $96k
1 special operations chief; $80k to $84k
1 executive chief; $108k

The 2010 budget for overtime and unused holiday pay is just under $18 million. All-in expenses for uniformed personnel (all of the people above) is $135 million.

Philadelphia has a population of 1,540,000 and covers an area of 135 square miles. (One uniformed fireman per 878 people or 12.9 per square mile.)

Jersey City has (as of YE 2008):

406 firefighters
150 captains (no lieutenants)
23 battalion chiefs
10 deputy chiefs
1 fire apparatus chief
1 Chief

Jersey city has a population of 242,000 and covers 14.9 square miles. (One uniformed fireman per 409 people or 39.7 per square mile.)

Unfortunately, JC doesn't provide the level of transparency in its budgeting process that other cities do, so we don't know the range of salaries is for any of them, but we do know that the budget for all salaries and wages in the fire department is $66.3 million and total headcount for the department was 670 as of YE 2008. Since wages are budgeted to be up slightly for the current budget year, I'm guessing head count is about the same. That means the average salary/wage for the entire fire department (including dispatchers) is $99,000 and change. In Philadelphia, one person (the chief) made more than $100k before overtime.