NJ A4957

Amends the "Fair Chance in Housing Act" (P.L.2021, c.110) to exempt counties and municipalities that directly rent residential units from the law's requirements regarding tenant screening and criminal records

Modifies the definition of "housing provider" to exclude county or municipal governments that directly rent residential units to tenants

Modifies the definition of "rental dwelling unit" to exclude any dwelling unit rented to a tenant by a county or municipality

Resolves disputed interpretation of whether the Fair Chance in Housing Act applies to local government landlords since the law's 2021 enactment

Takes effect immediately upon passage