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New Insurance Requirements for Landlords
A new bill requires the owner of a business or the owner of a rental unit or units to maintain a liability insurance policy, including, but not limited to, commercial general liability insurance, personal liability, or an umbrella insurance policy for negligent acts in an amount of no less than...
Murphy Administration Announces Opening of Wait List for State Rental Assistance Program
DCA's Division of Housing & Community Resources will be accepting pre-applications online for the State Rental Assistance Program waiting list from July 11 to July 22. For information about the SRAP program and eligibility requirements, please visit: http://bit.ly/3HDA1J6
Bill Requiring Owners To Maintain Liability Insurance
Requires business owners and rental unit owners to maintain certain liability insurance policies.An act requiring liability insurance for business owners and rental unit owners and supplementing title 17 of the revised statutes.Be it enacted by the senate and general assembly of the state of new...
Security Deposit Replenishment after COVID -19 Health Emergency
On April 24, 2020 Governor Murphy signed Executive Order (EO) 128 allowing residential tenants to apply their security deposits to their rent accounts, subject to being replenished in accordance with the terms of that Order. The Order provides in pertinent part as follows: 1. Upon written...
Monmouth County to Sponsor Emergency Rental Assistance Pop-up Sites
COVID-19 & SBA Economic Disaster Loan Informationhe Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to sponsor Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) pop-up sites throughout the County from Feb. 21 to Feb. 25. Representatives from the Monmouth County Department of Human Services...
New Jersey Statute Requires Emergency Contact and Tenant Assistance Information in Leases, in Common Areas, and Online
New Jersey Statute Requires Emergency Contact and Tenant Assistance Information in Leases, in Common Areas, and OnlineOn November 8, 2021, Governor Murphy signed S. 1148/A. 1211 (2021). The bill is short, but consequential. All New Jersey landlords—both big and small—will be affected by this new...
Lead Safe Certification – NJ NEWEST Lead Paint law
Lead Safe Certification - NJ NEWEST Lead Paint lawIf you think Lead paint in rentals is not a concern, THINK AGAIN! NJ’s NEWEST lead-based paint law goes into effect in July of 2022 and directly targets ALL pre-1978 rental properties. This new law is being referred to as, New Jersey’s Lead...
Fair Chance in Housing Act Information
Fair Chance in Housing Act InformationInitial Application or Advertisement: New Jersey’s FCHA limits a housing provider’s (see below) ability to consider a person’s criminal history in deciding whether to extend an offer or whether to rent a home after extending an offer. With some exceptions, the...
POA Chooses Holiday Charity Partners
POA Chooses Holiday Charity PartnersThis year we will be foregoing our normal holiday networking event with the hope that you will donate to our chosen charity The Community Food Bank of NJ. Although we normally get together and collect toys we thought with all the food insecurity we would do...
DCA Announces COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Application Period Closes on December 15, 2021
DCA Announces COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Application Period Closes on December 15, 2021The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced that the second Phase of the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP) and Eviction Protection Program application period will...