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S 4169

Establishes the office of nutrition and fitness

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Kevin Parker

The bill requires landlords to compensate displaced tenants with moving costs plus 12 months’ rent, plus a property lien if payment is late.

REFERRED TO FINANCE
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Bill Summary · S 4169

Summary: Senate Bill S 4169 (New Jersey)

Note: The bill’s title in the provided materials refers to “Establishes the office of nutrition and fitness.” The text and provisions included herein relate to tenant displacement protections under the Anti-Eviction Act and do not establish a nutrition and fitness office. This summary focuses on the displacement-related provisions in the introduced version.

Overview

  • Purpose: To strengthen protections for residential tenants displaced due to renovations or the landlord’s/purchaser’s personal occupancy, by mandating compensation, creating a lien remedy, and standardizing notice requirements.
  • Scope: Applies to displacement actions connected to renovation or construction work or for personal occupancy by the owner or a future buyer.
  • Status: Referred to the Finance Committee (as of the latest action). Introduced March 3, 2025. Sponsor: Kevin S. Parker. Companion bill: A 3328.

Key Provisions

A. Tenant Displacement Compensation

A landlord must compensate a displaced residential tenant with:
- Reasonable moving costs (cost of a moving truck/van), plus
- 12 times the monthly rent paid by the tenant.

Eligible displacement scenarios (as described in the bill):
1) The landlord files a written demand and notice to deliver possession for renovation/construction, and represents to the tenant that possession is for renovation/construction.
2) The landlord files a court complaint seeking possession for renovation/construction and represents the same purpose to the tenant.
3) The owner seeks to personally occupy the unit or intends to sell to a buyer who will personally occupy, with representations that possession was sought for renovation/construction or work occurred within six months after displacement.

Payment timing:
- For scenarios (1) or (2): payment due five days prior to vacating.
- For scenario (3): payment due within five days of displacement.

Interest for late payment:
- 18% per annum on any unpaid balance.

liens (if full compensation not paid within 30 days after vacating/displacement):
- Unpaid balance plus accrued interest becomes a lien on the property, for the benefit of the tenant.
- Lien grants the tenant the priority of a mortgage lien.
- To perfect the lien, a notice must be recorded with the county clerk/registrar of deeds; the parcel is identified by tax map designation.
- When paid in full, the tenant must withdraw the lien promptly in writing.

B. Notice to Vacate

  • Landlords must provide written notice at least one month before the requested departure date if the landlord seeks to vacate to renovate/construct.
  • If a written lease is in effect, the departure date cannot occur until the lease expires.

C. Model Notice

  • The Commissioner of Community Affairs must develop a model notice (to be posted on the department’s website) by the first day of the fourth month after enactment.

D. Definitions

  • “Landlord” means a person who rents or offers to rent, for at least one month, one or more dwelling units, excluding owner-occupied premises.

E. Effective Date

  • The act takes effect on the first day of the fourth month after enactment.

Affected Parties

  • Residential tenants facing displacement due to renovation or owner/purchaser occupancy.
  • Landlords seeking to renovate or personally occupy units.
  • County clerks/registrars of deeds involved in recording liens.

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • Introduced: March 3, 2025.
  • Legislative actions show initial referral to Finance and a separate committee referral history.
  • Effective date: four months after enactment.
  • Additional procedural element: a model notice must be available online once enacted.

Potential Impact

  • Enhances tenant protections by providing a concrete financial remedy and a lien mechanism to enforce compensation.
  • Introduces standardized notice requirements to improve tenant awareness and planning.
  • Could increase compliance costs and administrative duties for landlords, borrowers, and the county recording system.
  • Aligns with broader Anti-Eviction Act objectives to limit displacement without adequate compensation.

For readers seeking to track, this bill is a companion to A 3328, with multiple related prior-session bills listed as context.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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