New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4572: Rental property, residential-expands municipal authority to license and inspect
Status: In committee, September 28, 2026
Expands municipal authority to license and inspect residential rental property.
What the bill says
An Act concerning municipal licenses and amending R.S.40:52-1. [ADDED: ].
From the introduced text, September 28, 2026:
An Act concerning municipal licenses and amending R.S.40:52-1. [ADDED: ] Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. R.S.40:52-1 is amended to read as follows: 40:52-1. The governing body may make, amend, repeal and enforce ordinances to license and regulate: a. All vehicles used for the transportation of passengers, baggage, merchandise, and goods and chattels of every kind, and the owners and drivers of all such vehicles; and the places and premises in which or at which the different kinds of business or occupations mentioned herein are carried on and conducted. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as modifying or repealing any of the provisions of chapter 4 of Title 48 of the Revised Statutes (R.S.48:4-1 et seq.); b. Autobuses, and the owners and drivers of all such vehicles, and to fix the fees for such licenses, which may be imposed for revenue, and to prohibit the operation of all such vehicles in the public streets or places of such municipality, unless such ordinances are complied with, whether such vehicles are operated over routes wholly or partly within the territorial limits of such municipality; the powers conferred by this section shall not be in substitution of but in addition to whatever other right, power and authority any such municipality may at any …
Sponsors
- Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez (D, 5) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SCU
Subjects: PROPERTY, HOUSING - LANDLORD AND TENANT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPALITIES
Common questions
- What is S4572?
- S4572 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Rental property, residential-expands municipal authority to license and inspect.
- What does S4572 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning municipal licenses and amending R.S.40:52-1. [ADDED: ].
- What is the status of S4572?
- In committee as of September 28, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SCU (September 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4572?
- Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez (D, 5).
- Where is the official record for S4572?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4572
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