S 265 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires owners of certain multiple dwellings of three or more floors to provide priority status to senior citizens and disabled residents moving to lower floors.

This bill requires owners of multi-story apartment buildings (three or more floors) that aren't cooperatives or condos to give priority to senior citizens or disabled residents with mobility issues who want to move to a lower floor within the same building. It grants these residents the right to move into available lower-floor units with the same number of bedrooms before other applicants, including other residents seeking to move down. The rule applies to buildings not covered by specific cooperative or condominium laws and doesn't override existing affordability or income restrictions. Owners must post a notice about this priority policy in a visible location.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 2, 2025
D Democratic25
23 Yea 2
92% Yea
R Republican15
15 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Housing Committee
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Oct 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
upper
Sep 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors