New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5495: Tentant screening tools, automated-regulate use in evaluating prospective tenant
Status: In committee, September 14, 2026
Regulates use of automated tenant screening tools in evaluating prospective tenant.
What the bill says
An Act concerning the use of automated tenant screening tools to evaluate prospective tenant applications and supplementing Title 46 of the Revised Statutes.
From the introduced text, September 14, 2026:
An Act concerning the use of automated tenant screening tools to evaluate prospective tenant applications and supplementing Title 46 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. As used in in P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill): Automated tenant screening tool means a machine-based system that, for a set of human-defined objectives provided by a landlord or individual acting on behalf of a landlord, has been developed as a tool to evaluate a prospective tenants rental application. Bias audit means an impartial evaluation conducted by an independent auditor, including but not limited to: - rigorous assessment of an automated tenant screening tool to determine its impact on persons of any category; - identification and documentation of any biases, risks, or potential discriminatory outcomes that arise from the automated tenant screening tools design, implementation, or use; and - clear, actionable recommendations to avoid, manage, or mitigate, identified biases and risks. Landlord means a person or persons, who, as an individual, or through a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or trust, or through an affiliate, subsidiary, or holding company of a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or trust, owns or purports to own, a building in which there is rented, or offered for rent, …
Sponsors
- Al Abdelaziz (D, 35) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF AST
Subjects: HOUSING - LANDLORD AND TENANT
Common questions
- What is A5495?
- A5495 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Tentant screening tools, automated-regulate use in evaluating prospective tenant.
- What does A5495 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning the use of automated tenant screening tools to evaluate prospective tenant applications and supplementing Title 46 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of A5495?
- In committee as of September 14, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF AST (September 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5495?
- Al Abdelaziz (D, 35).
- Where is the official record for A5495?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5495
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