S 291 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Expands definition of landlords required to provide receipt for rent cash payment made by tenant.

This bill expands the requirement for landlords to provide written receipts for cash rent payments to cover more rental properties. It removes the current exception that excluded landlords of small properties (like duplexes or triplexes owned by the landlord), now requiring all landlords renting one or more dwelling units for at least one month to issue receipts - except for hotels, motels, or transient lodging. The receipt must include the payment amount, date, purpose, and names of both parties. Violations carry escalating fines ($100 for a second offense, $200 more for each subsequent violation within five years). The change directly affects small-scale residential landlords who previously were exempt from this receipt requirement.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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