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It sounds good in an its an ill wind that doesnt blow some good somewhere sort of way. The bill, S-1566, sponsored by Lesniak and Sen. Barbara Buono, would provide the mechanism for municipalities and the state to convert vacant foreclosed homes into...
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There were 58,000 foreclosure actions filed in New Jersey in 2010 and 66,000 in 2009, according to the bill. “One foreclosed property can have a negative impact on the value of the rest of the homes on the block,” said Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex),...
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New Jersey state Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak, center, left, D-Union, co-sponsor of a bill to legalize gay marriage, listens to a supporter of the bill outside the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. , Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, before the Senate Judiciary Committee heard... View Photo »
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She said she would vote to override if the governor vetoes
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A bill just introduced in Trenton aims to do that, by using government funds to buy distressed properties and adding a deed restriction that would require them to remain affordable for 30 years. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, said...
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Yet the Garden State has yet to unleash its expected army of briefcase-wielding lawyers into federal court. What’s the holdup? Raymond Lesniak, the state senator who has devoted a good part of his working life over the last few years to making it...
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“Not only will it provide more affordable housing, but it will reduce the number of boarded-up houses that drag down property values, build up neighborhoods, and boost the economy,” said state Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), cosponsor of the bill in...
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For one thing, Democrats say, little is known about Kwon. And there are concerns about an approximately $160,000 federal civil settlement between the government and his family’s wine and liquor store. "There’s some financial issues we have to...
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“It’s so much more than housing and boarded up homes. It’s a drag on our economy. It’s a drag on property values in neighborhoods,” said state Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), a prime sponsor. It’s a drag on peoples’ wealth which is then a drag on their...
About Raymond Lesniak
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Raymond J. Lesniak (born May 7, 1946) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983. Full Article
