Bill > S114

Introduced Session

This bill prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant's rent to be paid by certain means of payment or at any off-site location. Specifically, the bill prohibits a landlord from entering into a residential lease, renewal, or extension agreement that: (1) limits the acceptable methods of rent payment to cash, personal check, credit or debit card, or any other specific forms of payment; or (2) requires the tenant to pay rent at any location outside of the premises of the building in which the tenant resides. Additionally, the bill requires the landlord to accept any cash, personal check, or credit or debit card payment made by, or on behalf of, a tenant pursuant to residential lease, renewal, or extension agreement. The bill also prohibits a landlord from imposing any fee on a residential tenant for the payment of rent: (1) by means of cash, personal check, or credit or debit card payment made by, or on behalf of, the tenant; or (2) at any location inside or outside of the premises of the building in which the tenant resides. Any landlord who violates the provisions of this bill would be guilty of a disorderly persons offense, which is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not more than six months, a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.

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Nia Gill (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee (on 01/14/2020)

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