NJ A3962

Authorizes New Jersey municipalities to impose fines for housing or zoning code violations for each day the violation continues until the owner cures or abates the condition

Responds to a June 2024 Appellate Division ruling (Township of Deptford v. Malachite Group, Ltd.) that struck down municipal ordinances allowing daily code violation fines

Validates any prior municipal actions imposing daily fines for housing or zoning violations, making the law retroactive to the original effective date of R.S.40:49-5

Maintains existing requirement that fines exceeding $1,250 must include a 30-day cure period and opportunity for a court hearing before being imposed

Amends R.S.40:49-5, which currently allows penalties up to $2,000 fines, 90 days imprisonment, or 90 days community service for ordinance violations