STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman CODY D. MILLER
District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblyman WILLIAM B. SAMPSON, IV
District 31 (Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Hutchison, Assemblywomen Kane, Speight, Drulis, Assemblyman Freiman, Assemblywoman Lopez and Assemblyman Bailey
SYNOPSIS
Establishes centralized directory for affordable housing, and housing for senior citizens and veterans.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning affordable housing, and housing for senior citizens and veterans, and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section:
“Affordable housing unit” means a housing unit that constitutes very low income, low income, or moderate income housing as those terms are defined pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-304).
“Senior citizen housing unit” means a housing unit located in a senior citizen housing project as that term is defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1990, c.55 (C.2A:42-103).
“Veteran housing unit” means a housing unit reserved for occupancy by a person who served on federal active duty in the United States Armed Forces, National Guard, or a reserve component thereof, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
b. Each municipality shall submit information, in a manner prescribed by the Department of Community Affairs, on a quarterly basis to the Commissioner of Community Affairs concerning the affordable housing units, veteran housing units, and senior citizen housing units located within the municipality.
The information shall include: (1) the name and address of each building, complex, or development in which an affordable housing unit, veteran housing unit, or senior citizen housing unit is located; (2) the name of the landlord, manager, or other person who manages or exercises authority over the property; (3) whether applications are being accepted for tenancy in any identified housing unit; (4) whether there is a waitlist for tenancy in any identified housing unit; (5) instructions on how to apply for tenancy in any identified housing unit, including a link to apply online if applicable; and (6) any other information useful to the public as determined by the commissioner.
c. The information submitted pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be published on the Internet website of: (1) the Department of Community Affairs; (2) the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency; and (3) the New Jersey Housing Resource Center.
d. Each municipality that maintains an Internet website shall provide links on the municipality’s Internet website to the Internet websites of the State government entities set forth in subsection c. of this section.
e. The Department of Community Affairs shall provide for the reimbursement of costs incurred by municipalities in complying with the provisions of this section. The department shall establish procedures by which a municipality may apply for reimbursement pursuant to this subsection.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the fourth month next following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires each municipality to submit information on a quarterly basis to the Commissioner of Community Affairs (commissioner) concerning the affordable housing units, and housing units for senior citizens and veterans, located within the municipality, in order to provide a centralized directory of affordable housing units, and housing units for senior citizens and veterans, in New Jersey. Under the bill, each municipality is required to submit the information required by the bill to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, which is to be published and updated on the Internet websites of DCA, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA), and the New Jersey Housing Resource Center (HRC). Additionally, municipalities that maintain Internet websites are to provide links on the municipalities’ Internet websites to the Internet websites of the DCA, HMFA, and HRC, so that residents are able to access the compiled information. The bill requires the submitted information to include: (1) the name and address of each building, complex, or development in which an affordable housing unit, or a housing unit for a senior citizen, or veteran, is located; (2) the name of the landlord, manager, or other person who manages or exercises authority over the property; (3) whether applications are being accepted; (4) whether there is a waitlist; (5) instructions on how to apply for tenancy in any of the identified housing units, including a link to apply online, if applicable; and (6) any other information useful to the public, as determined by the commissioner. The bill also requires DCA to reimburse municipalities for costs incurred in complying with the provisions of the bill