ASSEMBLY, No. 1072

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Assemblyman ROMA

An Act concerning the grace period for payment of rent and amending P.L.1976, c.100.

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

    1. Section 3 of P.L.1976, c.100 (C.2A:42-6.3) is amended to read as follows:

    3. The provisions of this act shall only be applicable to premises rented or leased by senior citizens receiving Social Security Old Age Pensions, Railroad Retirement Pensions or other governmental pensions in lieu of Social Security Old Age Pensions, and by recipients of Social Security Disability Benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, or General Public Assistance.

(cf: P.L.1976, c.100, s.3)

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill would extend to all governmental assistance recipients, including recipients of social security disability benefits, the grace period for payment of rent now granted to senior citizens who receive social security payments or other governmental pensions. Governmental assistance recipients are often forced to pay their rent late when their governmental assistance checks arrive late. Under the current law, senior citizens who receive governmental pensions are given a five-day grace period in which rent due on the first of the month may be paid. No delinquency or other late charges may be imposed which include the five-day grace period. This bill would include all governmental assistance recipients in the rental late fee grace period.

Allows grace period for payment of rent for governmental assistance recipients.