Extends regulatory power of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to senior housing.

This bill (A5522) extends the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman’s authority to handle complaints about abuse or exploitation involving elderly residents in senior housing. It specifically amends existing law to require the Ombudsman to "elicit, receive, process, respond to, and resolve" such complaints in "age-restricted developments," defined as communities meeting federal Fair Housing Act standards for housing for older persons. The change directly affects elderly residents living in qualifying senior housing communities across New Jersey, providing them a formal channel to address safety concerns. The bill does not create new programs but expands the Ombudsman’s existing complaint resolution role to cover this housing type.