Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Requires certain age-restricted communities to provide remote meeting access.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act requiring certain age-restricted communities to provide remote meeting access, and supplementing P.L.1993, c.30 (C.45:22A-43 et al.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section, an "age-restricted development" means a planned real estate development that complies with the "housing for older persons" exception from the federal "Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988," Pub.L.100-430 (42 U.S.C. ss.3601 et seq.) for that community as set forth in 24 C.F.R. s.100.301.
b. An association of an age-restricted development shall provide one or more reasonable options to accommodate remote attendance of an executive board meeting, except for a conference or working session at which no binding votes are to be taken. Reasonable options to accommodate remote attendance shall include group in-person virtual options in an accessible room, and other options authorized pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner to carry out the purposes of this section. The remote attendance options offered by an association shall not be limited exclusively to options that require access though an association member’s computer in the member’s residence.
2. In accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), on or before the first day of the fourth month next following enactment.
3. This act shall take effect on the first day of the fifth month next following enactment, except the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall take anticipatory action necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act on or before the first day of the fourth month next following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires age-restricted planned real estate developments to provide options for remote meeting access.
A "planned real estate development" is a term defined in the "The Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act," P.L.1977, c.419 (C.45:22A-21 et seq.) to encompass communities governed by homeowners’ associations, condominiums, and cooperative communities. The bill defines an "age-restricted development" as a planned real estate development that is age-restricted in compliance with federal law.
Specifically, the bill requires the association of an age-restricted development to provide one or more reasonable options to accommodate remote attendance of an executive board meeting, except for a conference or working session at which no binding votes are to be taken. Reasonable options to accommodate remote attendance are to include group in-person virtual options in an accessible room, and other options authorized pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Community Affairs (commissioner). The remote attendance options offered by an association are not to be limited exclusively to options that require access though a resident’s computer in their dwelling unit.
The bill directs the commissioner to adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of the bill on or before the first day of the fourth month following enactment. The bill is to take effect on the first day of the fifth month following enactment, except the commissioner is required to take anticipatory action necessary to effectuate the provisions of the bill on or before the first day of the fourth month next following enactment.