Bill > A4329

Introduced Session

This bill requires the owners of senior citizen multiple dwellings having 50 units or more to provide 24-hour security if the building is located in a municipality with a violent crime rate exceeding six per 1,000 persons, calculated as the average of the three most recent Uniform Crime Reports issued by the New Jersey State Police. The Commissioner of Community Affairs (commissioner), in consultation with the Attorney General, would be required to annually notify the owners of subject buildings of their security obligations under the bill. The bill requires multiple dwellings consisting of 75 dwelling units or more to meet their security obligation through 24-hour monitoring by on-site security guards. If the multiple dwelling consists of between 50 and 75 dwelling units, then the security obligation may be satisfied through the use of video surveillance cameras operated 24 hours a day, recording all building exits and entrances, as well as any common areas, including parking lots, where criminal incidents have occurred within the past 12 months. The bill enables the commissioner to order a building owner in a municipality with a violent crime rate of six or less per 1,000 persons to provide security in the lobby or other common area upon evidence of persistent criminal activity against residents in the building. The bill also authorizes the commissioner to issue regulations concerning the security of residents in lobbies and interior common areas of hotels and multiple dwellings in general. The bill does not restrict a municipality from establishing requirements beyond those established in the bill. The bill contains a delayed operative date of approximately six months to allow time for the promulgation of rules, regulations, and notices.

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Shanique Speight (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee (on 02/19/2026)

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