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NJ A2936
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Gary Schaer
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AI Summary
- Prohibits landlords from threatening to disclose or disclosing a tenant's immigration or citizenship status to pressure them to vacate, or from evicting tenants based on immigration status
- Bars landlords from bringing eviction actions after a lease has begun based on a tenant's failure to provide a social security number, credit information, or acceptable identification
- Makes immigration or citizenship status irrelevant in civil housing rights cases and prohibits inquiry into such status unless the tenant raises it or federal law compliance requires it
- Allows tenants to sue landlords who violate these provisions for actual damages, civil penalties up to $2,000 per violation, attorney's fees, and equitable relief
- Preserves landlords' rights to comply with subpoenas and legal obligations, verify prospective tenants' financial qualifications and identity, and enforce lease terms
Legislative Description
"Immigrant Tenant Protection Act."
Housing
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee
1/9/2024
Committee Referrals
Housing1/9/2024
Full Bill Text
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