Prohibits seller of real estate to transfer realty transfer fee liability to buyer.

This bill (A2797) prohibits real estate sellers from requiring buyers to pay the realty transfer fee that state law legally requires sellers to pay. It directly affects buyers and sellers in property transactions by preventing sellers from shifting this cost to buyers through contracts. The key mechanism allows buyers to sue sellers who violate this rule, recovering the fee they paid plus $1,000 and their legal costs. The law reaffirms that sellers, not buyers, are statutorily responsible for this fee under existing New Jersey law.