S1277 2R

Sponsored by:

Senator JAMES BEACH

District 6 (Burlington and Camden)

Senator M. TERESA RUIZ

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Assemblyman CODY D. MILLER

District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)

Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Assemblyman WILLIAM B. SAMPSON, IV

District 31 (Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators McKnight, Zwicker, Moriarty, Pou, Assemblymen Hutchison, Allen, Assemblywomen Kane, Speight, Hall, Drulis, Assemblyman Freiman, Assemblywoman Lopez and Assemblyman Bailey

SYNOPSIS

Establishes centralized directory for affordable housing, and housing for senior citizens and veterans.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

As reported by the Assembly Housing Committee on March 20, 2025, with amendments.

An Act concerning affordable housing ²,² and ²housing for² senior ²[citizen housing] citizens and veterans², and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

1. a. As used in this section:

“Affordable housing unit” means a housing unit that constitutes very low income, low income, or moderate income housing as those terms are defined pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-304).

“Senior citizen housing unit” means a housing unit located in a senior citizen housing project as that term is defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1990, c.55 (C.2A:42-103).

²“Veteran housing unit” means a housing unit reserved for occupancy by a person who served on federal active duty in the United States Armed Forces, National Guard, or a reserve component thereof, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.²

b. Each ¹[county] municipality¹ shall submit information ¹, in a manner prescribed by the Department of Community Affairs,¹ on a ¹[monthly] quarterly¹ basis to the Commissioner of Community Affairs concerning the affordable housing units ², veteran housing units,² and senior citizen housing units located within the ¹[county] municipality¹.

The information shall ¹[be organized by municipality and shall]¹ include: (1) the name and address of each building, complex, or development in which an affordable housing unit ², veteran housing unit,² or senior citizen housing unit is located; (2) the name of the landlord, manager, or other person who manages or exercises authority over the property; (3) whether applications are being accepted for tenancy in any identified housing unit; (4) whether there is a waitlist for tenancy in any identified housing unit; (5) instructions on how to apply for tenancy in any identified housing unit, including a link to apply online if applicable; and (6) any other information useful to the public as determined by the commissioner.

c. The information submitted pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be published on the Internet website of: (1) the Department of Community Affairs; (2) the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency; and (3) the New Jersey Housing Resource Center.

d. Each ¹[county] municipality¹ that maintains an Internet website shall provide links on the ¹municipality’s Internet¹ website to the Internet websites of the State government entities set forth in subsection c. of this section.

¹e. The Department of Community Affairs shall provide for the reimbursement of costs incurred by municipalities in complying with the provisions of this section. The department shall establish procedures by which a municipality may apply for reimbursement pursuant to this subsection.¹

2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the fourth month next following the date of enactment.