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Introduced Session

This bill concerns discriminatory appraisals of residential property on the basis of race or national origin. Under this bill, holders of appraisal licenses or certifications, or appraisal management company registrations, may have their licenses, certifications or registrations revoked or suspended, or be subject to fines, if the board determines, after an appropriate investigation, that the holder of the license, certification or registration has knowingly engaged in a discriminatory appraisal of a residential property on the basis of the property buyer or property seller's race, creed, color, or national origin. If the board finds cause to suspend, revoke or fine a holder of a license, certification or registration, then the board is required to notify the holder of the board's rationale in writing. The board must also provide opportunity for a hearing to be held in accordance with the State's Administrative Procedure Act. Additionally, prior to the initiation of a residential property appraisal, a holder of a license, certification or registration is to provide a property seller with a document, in a form and manner prescribed by the New Jersey Real Estate Appraiser Board, informing the property seller of the opportunity to report, through the Division of Consumer Affairs' website or telephone number, any suspicion of a discriminatory appraisal by the holder of a license, certification or registration on the basis of a property buyer or seller's race, creed, color, or national origin. Information concerning the prohibition of discriminatory appraisals of residential property, including the statutory basis for the prohibition, is to be published on the Division of Consumer Affairs website. Finally, upon first interaction with a property buyer, this bill will require a licensed real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson to provide to the property buyer a document, prescribed by the New Jersey Real Estate Appraiser Board, informing the property buyer of the opportunity to report, through the Division of Consumer Affairs' website or telephone number, any suspicion of a discriminatory appraisal by the holder of a license, certification or registration on the basis of a property buyer or seller's race, creed, color, or national origin.

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Angela Mcknight (D)*,  Britnee Timberlake (D)*,  Benjie Wimberly (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee (on 12/21/2020)