S 3859 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Specifies inapplicability of "Fair Chance in Housing Act" to county and municipal landlords.

This bill amends New Jersey's Fair Chance in Housing Act to explicitly exclude counties and municipalities from being considered "housing providers" under the law. It revises the definition of "housing provider" to clarify that the act does not apply to government entities that directly rent residential units to tenants. The change resolves ambiguity about whether local government landlords must follow the act's restrictions on using criminal records in rental decisions. This directly affects county and municipal housing authorities managing public rental properties. The bill does not alter the act's requirements for private landlords or other housing providers.
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Introduced Nov 18, 2024 Last action Nov 18, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
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