Bill would make NJ affordable housing forms less confusing

By: Ashley Balcerzak
NorthJersey.com
USA Today Network - New Jersey

..... It can be extremely overwhelming for New Jerseyans to navigate the complex web of applications, deadlines and requirements for affordable housing programs that help subsides their rent.
..... Lawmakers voted Monday [02/13/2023] to advance a bill out of committee that would create a single Online resource where residents could pre-apply for multiple housing developments and public housing applications at the same time. The website would show which programs a person would be eligible for and the status of wait-lists, and would include rental, for-sale and temporary housing options.
..... The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency would include on the website program such as Section 8 vouchers, rental assistance, Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS, supportive housing for veterans, rapid rehousing, lead remediation assistance and utility payment programs.
..... The Assembly Housing Committee voted 8-0 to move the bill, A2760, forward. It would need to pass both the full Senate and Assembly and be signed by Governor Phil Murphy to become law.

Lead hazards in drinking water

..... Another bill that advanced would require landlords to test units for lead drinking water hazards if it is requested by a tenant and would ban landlords form obstructing the replacement of leas service lines.
..... It would also require landlords to give tenants a flier cerated by the Department of Health listing health risks associated with lead in drinking water. They would also have to provide renters a disclosure that lists the date the house was constructed, noting that housing built before 1986 may have a lead service line or contain interior lead plumbing. The law would require landlords to provide any formal notice they received in the last three years that showed high lead levels at the rental.
..... The committee advanced the bill with a 7-0 vote.

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