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NJ A3263

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2024

Primary Sponsor

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires landlords to register with expanded information including Social Security numbers of corporate officers, active phone numbers, street addresses (no P.O. boxes), and email addresses for all named parties, with annual certification by July 1 confirming accuracy

  • Prohibits courts from entering judgments of possession against tenants unless the landlord has been registered for at least 90 days, and bars landlords receiving rental subsidies from obtaining State funding or tax abatements for rehabilitation without 90-day registration

  • Authorizes the Commissioner of Community Affairs to establish tiered inspection schedules for multiple dwellings based on compliance history, replacing the current five-year inspection cycle, and reduces the deadline to file for inspection certificates from 90 to 30 days

  • Requires notification to public housing authorities within 48 hours and HUD within 48 hours when significant violations (lack of water, sewage issues, infestations, structural deficiencies) are found, with expedited hearings within 30 days and final decisions within 60 days

  • Mandates landlords who report evictions to shared databases must include whether non-payment resulted from warranty of habitability violations and the case disposition, with $500 penalties per offense for non-compliance

Legislative Description

Establishes the "Safe and Sanitary Rental Housing 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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