SENATE SENIOR CITIZENS, VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 111

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MAY 12, 1997

      The Senate Senior Citizens, Veterans' Affairs and Human Services Committee favorably reports Assembly Bill No. 111.

      This bill will allow a senior citizen 62 years of age or older, who is the owner of a single family dwelling, which is his primary residence, to rent a room in that dwelling. A senior citizen will be permitted to rent to only one person, except in those cases where a municipality allows for the rental of rooms to more than one person.