Bill > A07408

This bill requires landlords of multiple dwellings, or apartment buildings, to check the state's sex offender registry for any new tenant, subtenant, or adult occupant within sixty days of them moving in, using either a phone number or the internet provided by the Division of Criminal Justice Services. If a new occupant is found to be a "level three sex offender," which is the highest risk category, the landlord must then notify any existing tenants in the building who have children under sixteen years old, regardless of whether the children live there full-time or part-time, though tenants are responsible for informing their landlord about their children's ages. The bill also mandates that all leases include a notice about these requirements and protects landlords from civil or criminal liability for releasing or not releasing this information, unless they acted with gross negligence or in bad faith.