Bill > A4964

Introduced Session

This bill requires a new charge for the filing of an eviction action, and directs the Office of Eviction Prevention in the Department of Community Affairs to use the monies received through this charge for the purposes of eviction prevention services. This bill also requires that, in addition to existing fees, and notwithstanding the current limit on filing fees and other statutory fees payable to the court of $50 in the aggregate, an amount of $150 is to be collected for the filing of an eviction action. The bill directs this additional funding to be provided to the Office of Eviction Prevention, and used for eviction prevention services the office directs and designs, including but not limited to, the employment or contracting of resource navigators through the Rental Assistance Navigation Program, as established by the Department of Community Affairs, which services include homelessness prevention services, relocation and rapid rehousing assistance, social services support, rental assistance resources, and connection to legal services. The bill authorizes the Commissioner of Community Affairs to adopt, immediately, upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, rules and regulations to implement the provisions of the bill, which shall be effective for a period not to exceed one year following the effective date of the bill. The commissioner thereafter is to amend, adopt, or readopt the rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The bill is to take effect on the first day of the sixth month following enactment.

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Shama Haider (D)*,  Bill Moen (D)*,  Gabriel Rodriguez (D)*, 

Combined with A3282 (ACS) (on 05/15/2025)

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