Bill Text: NJ A3239 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires written residential leases to be provided in both English and Spanish in certain municipalities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-09-20 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee [A3239 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2010-A3239-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 3239

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

214th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  RUBEN J. RAMOS, JR.

District 33 (Hudson)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires written residential leases to be provided in both English and Spanish in certain municipalities.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act concerning certain written leases and supplementing P.L.1975, c.310 (C.46:8-43 et seq.).

 

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

 

     1.    No landlord shall offer to any tenant or prospective tenant, or enter into, any written lease unless the landlord provides the lease in both the English and Spanish languages, in any municipality containing election districts in which bilingual sample ballots must be provided pursuant to R.S.19:14-21, R.S.19:49-4, or section 2 of P.L.1965, c.29 (C.19:23-22.4).

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill provides that no landlord shall offer to any tenant or prospective tenant, or enter into, any written lease unless the landlord provides the lease in both the English and Spanish languages, in any municipality containing election districts in which bilingual sample ballots must be provided pursuant to R.S.19:14-21, R.S.19:49-4, or section 2 of P.L.1965, c.29 (C.19:23-22.4).