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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
a. The director shall prepare:
(1) a model disclosure statement as indicated in subsection b. of section 4 of this act 1 which provides notice that a housing provider intends to review and consider a person's criminal record in determining eligibility for housing or in taking any other adverse housing action against that person. The statement shall also provide an explanation of the criminal records that may be considered and the manner in which they may be considered, in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of this act 2. The statement shall also notify the person of the right to dispute, within 10 days of receiving such statement, the relevance and accuracy of the criminal record and to offer evidence of any mitigating facts or circumstances, including but not limited to the person's rehabilitation and good conduct since the criminal offense in question; and
(2) a model notice that provides notice that a housing provider has withdrawn a conditional offer or taken an adverse housing action based on a person's criminal record, provides space for the housing provider to identify with specificity the reason or reasons for withdrawing the conditional offer or taking the adverse housing action. The notification form shall also notify the person of the right to request from the housing provider a copy of all information upon which the housing provider relied in reaching its decision, including criminal records, and of the right to file a complaint with the division, as well as the applicable statute of limitations, and shall include such other additional information as the director deems appropriate.
b. The model documents prepared pursuant to this section shall be made available on the division's Internet website, at no cost, and shall be in English, Spanish, and in any other language the director deems appropriate.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 46. Property 46 § 8-57 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-46-property/nj-st-sect-46-8-57/
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