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S3998 • 2026

Requires senior housing applications be made available by mail and email.

Requires senior housing applications be made available by mail and email.

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
McKnight, Angela V.
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires senior housing applications be made available by mail and email.

Requires senior housing applications be made available by mail and email.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires senior housing applications be made available by mail and email.
  • Topic: Community and Urban Affairs Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires senior housing applications be made available by mail and email.
Topic:
Community and Urban Affairs
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3998

SENATE, No. 3998

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 19, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT

District 31 (Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires senior housing applications be made
available by mail and email.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
requiring
senior housing applications to be made
available by mail and email and supplementing P.L.2008, c.71 (C.45:22A-46.1 et
al.).

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.� Forms, applications, and
other materials required for the rent, lease, sale, or resale of an
age-restricted dwelling unit shall be made available by mail and email upon the
request of a prospective resident.� A person soliciting applications for the rent,
lease, sale, or resale of a dwelling which is age-restricted, in compliance
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.), shall, upon
the request of a prospective resident, provide a copy of each required
application form to the prospective resident by mail or email, as requested.

���� 2.� The Commissioner of
Community Affairs shall, in accordance with the �Administrative Procedure Act,�
P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt the rules and regulations necessary
to effectuate the purposes of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill).

���� 3.� This act shall take effect
on the first day of the second month next following enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires
applications for age-restricted senior housing to be made available by mail or
email, upon request.� Housing access is essential for New Jersey seniors, but
online applications and hard copies which must be collected in person are not accessible
to many seniors.� Applications available in requested formats will facilitate
access to dedicated age-restricted housing for New Jersey seniors.

���� The bill authorizes the
Commissioner of Community Affairs to adopt rules and regulations to effectuate
the provisions of the bill.� The bill is to take effect on the first day of the
second month next following enactment.