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NJ S388
NJ S388Requires owners of certain multiple dwellings of three or more floors to provide priority status to senior citizens and disabled residents moving to lower floors.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires the owner of a multiple dwelling consisting of three or more floors to provide priority treatment, for the purposes of moving to a unit on a lower floor with the same number of bedrooms, to senior citizens and persons with disabilities that hinder or limit mobility. Buildings held in a cooperative form of ownership are exempt from the requirements of the bill. Qualifying residents are to be given the right of first refusal over outside applicants seeking to move into the multiple dwelling and over other non-qualifying residents who are seeking to move to a lower floor. The requirements of the bill are not to displace any existing affordability requirements, targeting requirements, and income restrictions in place for the multiple dwelling. This bill also requires the owner of a multiple dwelling to post a sign that contains information regarding the priority status granted to qualifying residents seeking to move into a unit on a lower floor. This bill's requirements are not to apply a condominium or a multiple dwelling in a community held under a common interest form of ownership governed by "The Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act," P.L.1977, c.419 (C.45:22A-21 et seq.), the "Condominium Act," P.L.1969, c.257 (C.46:8B-1 et seq.), the "Horizontal Property Act," P.L.1963, c.168 (C.46:8A-1 et seq.), or "The Cooperative Recording Act of New Jersey," P.L.1987, c.381 (C.46:8D-1 et seq.).
AI Summary
This bill mandates that owners of certain multi-story apartment buildings, specifically those with three or more floors and not organized as cooperatives or condominiums (which are exempt), must give priority to existing residents who are senior citizens or have mobility-limiting disabilities when they wish to move to a lower-floor apartment with the same number of bedrooms. This priority means these "qualifying residents" get the first chance to rent such a unit before anyone else, including outside applicants or other residents not meeting the criteria, ensuring that existing affordability rules and income restrictions are not violated. Additionally, building owners must prominently display a sign informing residents about this priority system.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee (on 01/13/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S388 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S0500/388_I1.HTM |
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