S 1507 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Enhances penalties upon certain violators of housing codes.

S 1507 increases penalties for housing code violations by raising minimum fines for repeated or serious offenses (from $10 to $100 minimum, up to $4,000 maximum) and requiring municipalities to provide a 30-day cure period before imposing fines exceeding $1,250. Property owners facing housing code violations must be given a hearing opportunity if fines exceed $1,250, and repeat offenders within one year face an additional separate fine. The bill specifically targets housing and zoning code enforcement, not general municipal violations, and mandates clear procedural safeguards for affected property owners. It applies to all New Jersey municipalities with housing code enforcement authority.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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