NJ A4296

Landlords of buildings with six or more units must distribute a tenant legal resources notice at lease signing, renewal, and with any eviction-related court filings, and must post the notice in building entryways.

The Department of Community Affairs must develop a statewide notice component listing legal services, common tenant claims and defenses, and implications of asserting defenses in eviction proceedings.

Each municipality must publish a local tenant legal resources notice including the state component, local legal services, rent control information, right-to-counsel programs, and emergency rental assistance resources.

Violations of the Truth in Renting Act increase from $100 to $1,000 per offense, with tenants able to recover attorney's fees, court costs, and expert witness expenses.

Seasonal rental units and buildings with five or fewer units are exempt from the notice requirements.