A 3445 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Allows for the establishment of a "County Tenant Legal Assistance Program" in each county; requires portion of the administrative fee for residential mortgage execution sales fund the program.

This bill would create a "County Tenant Legal Assistance Program" in each New Jersey county to provide free legal help to low-income families facing landlord-tenant disputes. It requires counties to deposit $300 from each residential mortgage execution sale exceeding $7,000 into a dedicated fund to support these programs. Counties must either establish the program (using these funds for legal representation) or promote Legal Services of New Jersey's existing offerings through public awareness campaigns. The funding mechanism directly ties sheriff fees from mortgage sales to tenant legal aid, ensuring dedicated resources beyond annual budget cycles.
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 1, 2024 Last action Feb 1, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
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