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NJ A2440
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Annette Quijano
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AI Summary
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Requires the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs to add information to the Truth-in-Renting Guide about discriminatory housing practices prohibited under the Law Against Discrimination
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Mandates the guide explicitly state that refusing to rent to tenants using Section 8 housing vouchers or other lawful rental subsidies is illegal discrimination
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Requires the guide to clarify that advertising a refusal to rent to voucher holders is also an unlawful practice
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Specifies that state and federal housing vouchers qualify as "source of lawful income," which is a protected category under anti-discrimination law
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The Truth-in-Renting Guide must be published in both English and Spanish and updated annually on the department's website
Legislative Description
Requires inclusion of information about discriminatory housing practices in Truth in Renting Guide.
Housing
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee
1/9/2024