New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4846: Resid. tenants-proh landlords using cert living situations as cause for eviction
Status: In committee, October 19, 2026
Prohibits landlords from using certain living situations as cause for eviction of residential tenants.
What the bill says
An Act prohibiting eviction of residential tenants for certain cause and supplementing Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.
From the introduced text, October 19, 2026:
An Act prohibiting eviction of residential tenants for certain cause 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. As used in P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill): "Family member" means a spouse, partner in a civil union, adult or minor child, parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, or half-sister, whether the individual is related by blood, marriage or civil union, or adoption. "Housing insecure family member" means a family member of a tenant whose removal from the tenants housing unit may result in the inability of the family member or the tenant, or both, to obtain stable occupancy of a decent, safe, and affordable housing unit. b. If a tenant allows a housing insecure family member to reside with the tenant in a leased residential property, a landlord shall not construe this action as a violation of subsection d. of section 2 of P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1), or otherwise construe this living situation as a cause for the eviction of the tenant, the housing insecure family member, or both. 2. The Commissioner of Community Affairs may adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative …
Sponsors
- M. Teresa Ruiz (D, 29) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SCU
Subjects: HOUSING - LANDLORD AND TENANT
Common questions
- What is S4846?
- S4846 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Resid. tenants-proh landlords using cert living situations as cause for eviction.
- What does S4846 do?
- In its own words: An Act prohibiting eviction of residential tenants for certain cause and supplementing Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.
- What is the status of S4846?
- In committee as of October 19, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SCU (October 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4846?
- M. Teresa Ruiz (D, 29).
- Where is the official record for S4846?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4846
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