New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5581: Residential tenants, displaced-req right of first refusal, cert circumstances
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Requires right of first refusal for displaced residential tenants in certain circumstances.
What the bill says
An Act requiring the right of first refusal for displaced residential tenants in certain circumstances and supplementing Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
An Act requiring the right of first refusal for displaced residential tenants in certain circumstances and supplementing Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. For the purposes of this section: "Displaced residential tenant" means a residential tenant with a current lease in effect at the time that a unit is required to be vacated. b. A private developer that demolishes a multiple dwelling for the purpose of a redevelopment project shall provide each displaced residential tenant of the apartment building with a right of first refusal to lease a comparable dwelling unit within the newly redeveloped apartment building at a rental price no more than 10 percent higher than the rental price charged to the displaced residential tenant pursuant to the lease that was effective at the time of the displacement. The right of first refusal shall apply before any dwelling unit is offered for lease to the public. c. A private developer shall provide written notice of anticipated completion of the newly constructed building to each displaced residential tenant not fewer than 90 days before the date of anticipated completion of construction. d. A private developer shall provide each displaced residential tenant with written notice, either by certified mail or in another …
Sponsors
- Kenyatta Stewart (D, 35) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF AHO
Subjects: HOUSING - LANDLORD AND TENANT
Common questions
- What is A5581?
- A5581 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Residential tenants, displaced-req right of first refusal, cert circumstances.
- What does A5581 do?
- In its own words: An Act requiring the right of first refusal for displaced residential tenants in certain circumstances and supplementing Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.
- What is the status of A5581?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF AHO (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5581?
- Kenyatta Stewart (D, 35).
- Where is the official record for A5581?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5581
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