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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:13C-3 - State regulation.

55:13C-3 State regulation.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of any other statute or any municipal ordinance other than a zoning ordinance, or regulation to the contrary, the licensing, regulation and inspection of emergency shelters for the homeless in all municipalities of this State and the issuance of all necessary permits, approvals and certificates of occupancy shall be conducted by a public officer designated by the municipality in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1985, c.48 (C.55:13C-5). A municipality shall file with the commissioner a copy of an inspection report prepared following an inspection conducted by the public officer pursuant to this section. The commissioner may prescribe a standard inspection report format to be used by the public officer.
The Department of Community Affairs shall post on its Internet website each inspection report filed with the commissioner pursuant to this section, along with any other inspection report prepared by or on behalf of the department for an emergency shelter for the homeless.
If an inspection reveals a serious health and safety violation at an emergency shelter for the homeless, the department shall post the inspection report, including the name of the shelter and the owner of the shelter, on its website no later than 72 hours following the inspection. If a license of an emergency shelter for the homeless is suspended, the department shall post the suspension on its website no later than 72 hours following the suspension. The department shall update its website to reflect the correction of a serious health and safety violation, and the lifting of a suspension.
The department shall notify, as soon as possible, the Commissioner of Human Services, or the commissioner's designee, and the director of the county board of social services or county welfare agency, as appropriate, in the county in which an emergency shelter for the homeless is located, of a serious health and safety violation at the shelter and of any suspension of a license to operate such shelter.
L.1985, c.48, s.3; amended 2015, c.6, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:13C-4 - Assistance to operators

55:13C-4. Assistance to operators
Until the promulgation of permanent rules pursuant to section 5 of this act, the Department of Community Affairs shall encourage operators and prospective operators of emergency shelters for the homeless to apply for all applicable municipal licenses, permits, approvals and certificates of occupancy, and provide technical assistance to the operators and prospective operators in order to enable them to qualify for approval of their applications.
L. 1985, c. 48, s. 4, eff. Feb. 13, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:13C-5 - Standards

55:13C-5. Standards
Within one year of the effective date of this act, the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs shall, after consultation with the Commissioners of the Departments of Health and Human Services, promulgate administrative rules establishing standards for the licensing of emergency shelters for the homeless and for the issuance of permits, approvals and certificates of occupancy, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.). The standards shall not include any provision intended to supersede municipal zoning.
L. 1985, c. 48, s. 5, eff. Feb. 13, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:13C-6 - Subject to regulation as hotel

55:13C-6. Subject to regulation as hotel
Any emergency shelter for the homeless which has had its license, permit or approval revoked, or has its application for licensing denied, or has failed to file an application for licensing with the municipality within 30 days of receipt of written notice from public officer to file an application, is subject to regulation as a hotel under the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L. 1967, c. 76 (C. 55:13A-1 et seq.) and other applicable statutes and municipal ordinances.
L. 1985, c. 48, s. 6, eff. Feb. 13, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14A-7.5 - Not to be subject to any discrimination.

55:14A-7.5 Not to be subject to any discrimination.
1. For all of the purposes of the act to which this act is a supplement, no person shall because of race, religious principles, color, national origin or ancestry be subject to any discrimination.
L.1950, c.109, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14A-39.1 - Not to be subject to any discrimination.

55:14A-39.1 Not to be subject to any discrimination.
1. For all of the purposes of the act to which this act is a supplement, no person shall because of race, religious principles, color, national origin or ancestry be subject to any discrimination.
L.1950, c.105, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14A-59 - Housing authority to provide written notice of housing development project

55:14A-59. Housing authority to provide written notice of housing development project
a. The executive director or other chief executive officer of a local or regional housing authority shall provide written notice to a county or municipality, as appropriate, whenever the authority enters into a written agreement for the planning and construction of a housing development project within the county or municipality for which funding assistance shall be sought from State or federal agencies, or both. The executive director or other chief executive officer shall also provide notice to such officials when the authority makes application for such assistance. Such notification shall be made within five calendar days of the signing of the written agreement, or the application for funding assistance.
b. In the case of a county organized under the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.), written notice shall be provided to the county executive or other appropriate executive officer, and to the board of chosen freeholders. In all other counties, written notice shall be provided to the members of the board of chosen freeholders.
In the case of a municipality other than a municipality organized under the council-manager plan pursuant to the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), written notice shall be provided to the mayor and to the members of the council. In the case of a municipality organized under the council-manager plan pursuant to the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), written notice shall be provided to the manager and to the members of the council.
L.1990,c.90,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14C-7.1 - Discrimination

55:14C-7.1. Discrimination
For all of the purposes of the act to which this act is a supplement, no person shall because of race, religious principles, color, national origin or ancestry be subject to any discrimination.
L.1950, c. 106, p. 199, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14D-15.1 - Redevelopment company to provide written notice of housing development project

55:14D-15.1. Redevelopment company to provide written notice of housing development project
a. The executive director or other chief executive officer of a redevelopment company created pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1944, c.169 (C.55:14D-4) shall provide written notice to a county or municipality, as appropriate, whenever the company enters into a written agreement for the planning and construction of a housing development project within the county or municipality for which funding assistance shall be sought from State or federal agencies, or both. The executive director or other chief executive officer shall also provide notice to such officials when the authority makes application for such assistance. Such notification shall be made within five calendar days of the signing of the written agreement, or the application for funding assistance.
b. In the case of a county organized under the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.), written notice shall be provided to the county executive or other appropriate executive officer, and to the board of chosen freeholders. In all other counties, written notice shall be provided to the members of the board of chosen freeholders.
In the case of a municipality other than a municipality organized under the council-manager plan pursuant to the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), written notice shall be provided to the mayor and to the members of the council. In the case of a municipality organized under the council-manager plan pursuant to the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), written notice shall be provided to the manager and to the members of the council.
L.1990,c.90,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14E-5.1 - Corporation to provide written notice of development project

55:14E-5.1. Corporation to provide written notice of development project
a. The executive director or other chief executive officer of a corporation or entity which makes application to develop a project pursuant to the provisions of the "Urban Redevelopment Law," P.L.1946, c.52 (C.55:14E-1 et seq.) shall provide written notice to a county or municipality, as appropriate, whenever such a corporation or entity enters into a written agreement for the planning and construction of a housing development project within the county or municipality for which funding assistance shall be sought from State or federal agencies, or both. The executive director or other chief executive officer shall also provide notice to such officials when the authority makes application for such assistance. Such notification shall be made within five calendar days of the signing of the written agreement, or the application for funding assistance.
b. In the case of a county organized under the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.), written notice shall be provided to the county executive or other appropriate executive officer, and to the board of chosen freeholders. In all other counties, written notice shall be provided to the members of the board of chosen freeholders.
In the case of a municipality other than a municipality organized under the council-manager plan pursuant to the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), written notice shall be provided to the mayor and to the members of the council. In the case of a municipality organized under the council-manager plan pursuant to the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), written notice shall be provided to the manager and to the members of the council.
L.1990,c.90,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14F-10 - Housing accommodations outside municipal limits in conjunction with other municipalities

55:14F-10. Housing accommodations outside municipal limits in conjunction with other municipalities
Any municipality which desires to provide temporary or permanent housing for its veterans or other citizens in accordance with the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement, may provide such housing in conjunction with other municipalities and may contract jointly with such municipalities for the erection, maintenance, and operation of such housing accommodations outside of the territorial limits of such municipality.
L.1947, c. 242, p. 914, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14G-17.1 - Bonds of municipality for emergency housing authorized

55:14G-17.1. Bonds of municipality for emergency housing authorized
Notwithstanding the provisions of section seventeen or any other section of the act to which this act is a supplement, or of article one of chapter twenty-seven of Title 52, State Government, Departments, Officers, of the Revised Statutes, or of any other law, any municipality which pursuant to the act to which this act is a supplement shall have entered into a contract with the Administrator of the Public Housing and Development Authority in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development relating to the acquisition, construction, erection, alteration, reconstruction, furnishing, improvement or equipping of emergency housing as defined in said act, is hereby authorized and empowered to authorize and issue its bonds for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of such emergency housing including the installation of the necessary services and facilities or the acquisition of the necessary land therefor, in such principal amount as shall prior to final adoption of the ordinance hereinafter mentioned be certified by the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development as necessary to meet costs of such emergency housing not met or required to be met under said contract by the State of New Jersey.
L.1950, c. 204, p. 448, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14G-17.2 - "Emergency Housing Bonds" ; ordinance; provisions; interest; computation of net debt

55:14G-17.2. "Emergency Housing Bonds" ; ordinance; provisions; interest; computation of net debt
Bonds authorized or issued pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be known as "Emergency Housing Bonds," and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding six per centum (6%) per annum, payable semiannually. All such bonds shall be authorized by an ordinance which shall state the maximum amount of bonds to be issued, the maximum rate of interest to be borne by such bonds, a brief and general description of the emergency housing for the financing of which the bonds are to be issued, and a determination of the period of usefulness of such emergency housing within the limitations of sections 40:1-34 to 40:1-36 of the Revised Statutes, and such ordinance shall be passed and adopted by the board or body having charge of finances of the municipality in the manner or mode of procedure prescribed by the Local Bond Law, constituting sections 40:1-1 to 40:1-88 of the Revised Statutes, and said bonds shall be issued in the manner and mode of procedure prescribed by said law, except that (a) no supplemental debt statement need be filed and said bonds may be authorized and issued notwithstanding any debt or other limitation prescribed by said law, and (b) no down payment shall be required. Said bonds shall mature within the period of usefulness determined in the authorizing ordinance, in annual installments commencing not more than one year from the date of said bonds, and no annual installment shall exceed by more than fifty per centum (50%) the amount of the smallest prior installment of such issue; provided, however, that notwithstanding the determination of a lesser period of usefulness in the authorizing ordinance, said bonds may mature in not more than ten annual installments. The amount of such bonds shall be included in computing the net debt in any supplemental or annual debt statement thereafter made or filed in connection with subsequent borrowing for other purposes. Said bonds shall be general obligations of such municipality and a tax sufficient in amount to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds shall be levied and collected by such municipality in the year in which the same shall become due. The powers herein conferred shall be in addition to the powers conferred by any other laws and bonds may be issued hereunder for the purposes herein provided notwithstanding that other laws may provide for the issuance of bonds for like purposes.
L.1950, c. 204, p. 448, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14G-27 - Report by Administrator to Commissioner of Taxation and Finance

55:14G-27. Report by Administrator to Commissioner of Taxation and Finance
It shall be the duty of the administrator of the Public Housing and Development Authority, constituted by the act to which this act is a supplement, to file with the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, not later than the tenth day of July following the effective date of this act, a report of its operations, directly or under contract, under said act to June thirtieth next succeeding the effective date of this act, showing, in such detail and upon such forms as shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, and indicating separately the State's share and the shares of the various municipalities in,
(a) All income received by the Authority from rentals or other sources;
(b) All expenses paid or incurred for operation, maintenance or other purposes;
(c) All moneys placed or held in reserve under contract; and
(d) All balances uncommitted;
and thereafter to furnish on the tenth day of each calendar month, beginning with the month of August next succeeding the effective date of this act, a report in the same detail and containing the same items for the preceding calendar month.
L.1948, c. 248, p. 1099, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14G-29 - "State Housing Fund of 1949"

55:14G-29. "State Housing Fund of 1949"
All net revenues or proceeds of sale to be derived, obtained or received from the operations or sale of any emergency housing or emergency housing project heretofore or hereafter to be erected under this act shall be paid into the State treasury and credited to the "State Housing Fund of 1949," and shall be subject to such disposition as may be provided by law.
L.1949, c. 186, p. 624, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14G-29.1 - Disposition of proceeds of sale of emergency housing or emergency housing projects

55:14G-29.1. Disposition of proceeds of sale of emergency housing or emergency housing projects
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary: all net State revenues, proceeds of sale or other receipts hereafter to be derived, obtained or received from the operations or sale of any emergency housing or emergency housing project heretofore erected or hereafter to be created under chapter three hundred twenty-three of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, as amended and supplemented, shall be paid into the State treasury and become part of the General State Fund, available for general State purposes.
L.1950, c. 264, p. 909, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14G-30 - Offenses

55:14G-30. Offenses
Any person who attempts to or obtains financial aid for a project hereunder or occupancy of a dwelling unit therein by false or misleading information, or who shall willfully violate this act, or who shall fraudulently obtain or attempt to obtain moneys from the Authority, or its approval for the payment of moneys, or shall fraudulently prevent or attempt to prevent the collection of any moneys due it shall, for each offense be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or be imprisoned for not more than three years, or both.
L.1949, c. 186, p. 625, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14G-31 - Extension of temporary emergency housing contracts upon finding of need by municipal governing body; new contracts

55:14G-31. Extension of temporary emergency housing contracts upon finding of need by municipal governing body; new contracts
If, under the authority of the act hereby supplemented, the governing body of any municipality, by resolution, shall find that a need for temporary emergency housing continues in such municipality and shall certify therein that in the judgment of said governing body the existing temporary emergency housing in such municipality will be safe for occupancy for a further period of at least 1 year, and shall file a certified copy of such resolution with the administrator, any contract pertaining to such temporary emergency housing theretofore entered into by such municipality with the said administrator pursuant to said act shall thereupon be extended for the period provided in the resolution but not to exceed 1 year and shall continue in full force and effect during the period of the emergency as so extended by such resolution notwithstanding any terms or conditions of such contract and any provisions of said act to the contrary; provided, that, if the governing body of any municipality in which the maximum period of emergency provided in said act expired subsequent to February 15, 1954 and prior to the effective date of this supplement to said act, by resolution, shall find that a need for temporary emergency housing continues in such municipality and shall certify therein that in the judgment of said governing body the existing temporary emergency housing in such municipality will be safe for occupancy for a further period of at least 1 year, and shall file a certified copy of such resolution with the administrator, such municipality may enter into a contract pertaining to such temporary emergency housing with the said administrator for the period provided in the resolution but not to exceed 1 year, and any contract thereby entered into shall continue in full force and effect during the period of the emergency as so extended by such resolution notwithstanding any provisions of said act to the contrary; provided, further, that only 1 resolution of extension pursuant to this supplement to said act shall be adopted by any governing body.
L.1954, c. 25, p. 86, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14G-32 - Effective date; duration of act

55:14G-32. Effective date; duration of act
This act shall take effect immediately and shall continue in full force and effect so long as any of the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement continues in force and effect.
L.1954, c. 25, p. 87, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14G-33 - Emergency housing; extension of contract

55:14G-33. Emergency housing; extension of contract
Whenever, under the authority of the act hereby supplemented, the governing body of any municipality, by resolution, shall find that a need for emergency housing continues in such municipality and shall file a certified copy of such resolution with the administrator, any contract theretofore entered into by such municipality with the said administrator pursuant to said act shall, thereupon be extended and shall continue in full force and effect during the period of the emergency as so extended by such resolution, but not in excess of the 2-year period provided for in the act hereby supplemented, notwithstanding any terms or conditions of such contract and any provisions of said act to the contrary.
L.1954, c. 206, p. 766, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14G-34 - Effective date; duration of act

55:14G-34. Effective date; duration of act
This act shall take effect immediately and shall continue in full force and effect so long as any of the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement, continues in force and effect.
L.1954, c. 206, p. 766, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14G-35 - Emergency housing; extension

55:14G-35. Emergency housing; extension
Whenever, under the authority of the act hereby supplemented, the governing body of any municipality, by resolution, shall find that a need for emergency housing continues in such municipality and shall file a certified copy of such resolution with the administrator, any contract pertaining to such emergency housing theretofore entered into by such municipality with the said administrator pursuant to said act shall thereupon be extended for the period provided in the resolution but not to exceed 1 year and shall continue in full force and effect during the period of the emergency as so extended by such resolution notwithstanding any terms or conditions of such contract and any provisions of said act to the contrary.
L.1955, c. 50, p. 167, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14H-5 - Powers and duties of council

55:14H-5. Powers and duties of council
The Council shall have power to make, amend, modify and repeal, such reasonable rules and regulations as it may deem necessary: (a) to adequately effectuate the provisions of this act; (b) for the exercise by the Authority of the functions, powers and duties conferred upon the Authority hereunder; and (c) to safeguard in the public interest the fund or funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the purposes herein. Such rules and regulations shall govern the exercise by the Authority of any and all functions, powers and duties vested in or conferred upon it by this act.
The functions, powers and duties conferred upon the Authority by this act shall, subject to the rules and regulations of the Council, be exercised and performed by the Administrator.
L.1949, c. 303, p. 933, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14H-6 - Division of State into areas; allocation of aid from funds available

55:14H-6. Division of State into areas; allocation of aid from funds available
The Council shall, for the purposes of this act, divide the State into areas on the basis of which allocation of funds, by way of aid or subsidy, may be made as herein provided. In establishing such areas the Council shall take into consideration the need for housing; density of population; the existence of blighted or slum areas; and the ability of private enterprise with or without the aids herein granted, to meet housing needs in the various localities of the State, and aid in the clearance, replanning, development or redevelopment of blighted areas therein.
The aggregate amount of funds to be allocated under this act in the areas so established shall be determined by the Council. In making such determination the Council may give consideration to the extent to which the governing bodies of municipalities within such areas have undertaken to improve housing conditions by the enforcement of sanitary and building regulations, by modernizing building codes, by encouraging the elimination of restrictive practices, by the use of city planning procedures, and by the adoption of master and redevelopment plans.
The Authority may, subject to the provisions of this section, allocate aid from funds available for its use for any type of project herein contemplated and may fix limits as to the amount of aid to be extended to any applicant hereunder, and the uses to be made therefor; provided, however, that, in accordance with procedures established by the Council, first consideration shall, within each area, be given to the following agencies in the order named: resident builders, co-operatives, housing corporations, redevelopment companies, municipalities, local housing authorities.
L.1949, c. 303, p. 933, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14I-6.1 - Disclosure statements to senior citizen housing residents

55:14I-6.1. Disclosure statements to senior citizen housing residents
1. Every nonprofit corporation owning or operating a senior citizen rental housing project pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1965, c.92 (C.55:14I-1 et seq.) shall give to each lessee at the time of the signing of the lease or any renewal thereof, copies of the statements required to be provided in accordance with P.L.1974, c.50 (C.46:8-27 et seq.) and P.L.1975, c.310 (C.46:8-43 et seq.), together with a statement including the telephone numbers of the State and local office for the municipality designated to receive reports of housing emergencies or complaints where the tenant may report an owner's failure to respond to a housing emergency or complaint.
Upon receipt of these statements, the lessee shall sign a form indicating that the owner delivered the statements as required under the provisions of this section, P.L.1974, c.50 (C.46:8-27 et seq.) and P.L.1975, c.310 (C.46:8-43 et seq.). The owner shall keep the form on file for one year.
The owner shall post copies of the statements in one or more locations so that the statements are prominently displayed and accessible to all the tenants of the senior citizen rental housing project.
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as affecting a right guaranteed, or a responsibility imposed, on any person by any other law.
L.1995,c.144,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14J-41 - Definitions

55:14J-41. Definitions
Except as the context may otherwise require:
a. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs.
b. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs.
c. "Commission" means the New Jersey Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning.
d. "Act" means this act, and any amendments and supplements thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
e. "Low income," and "moderate income" shall be determined by the commissioner pursuant to regulations promulgated under this act, provided however, that the commissioner, in his determination, shall consider the Federal standards for low and moderate income for the various communities within the State of New Jersey.
f. "Qualified mortgagor" means any nonprofit or limited dividend housing sponsor, owner entity or individual, or any municipality, county or public authority, constructing, rehabilitating, maintaining or operating housing in New Jersey under a Federal low or moderate income housing program, the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency program, or other programs for low or moderate income occupancy.
g. "Qualified housing development" means any housing project built or rehabilitated or to be built or rehabilitated and operated by a qualified mortgagor.
h. "Senior citizen" means a person of low or moderate income, 62 years of age or older, or families of low or moderate income which consist of two or more persons and the head of which, or his spouse, is 62 years of age or older.
L.1976, c. 133, s. 1, eff. Dec. 27, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14J-42 - Mortgage assistance account

55:14J-42. Mortgage assistance account
There is hereby created and established in the department a "Mortgage Assistance Account" which shall consist of:
a. All moneys derived from the sale of the "State Mortgage Assistance Bonds" and appropriated from the proceeds of such bond sales.
b. Any moneys which the department shall receive in repayment of loans or advances from the Mortgage Assistance Fund established pursuant to P.L.1976, c. 94, notwithstanding the provisions of any act or part thereof.
c. Any other moneys made available to the department from any source or sources which the commissioner shall allocate to the fund for the purposes authorized by this act.
L.1976, c. 133, s. 2, eff. Dec. 27, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14J-43 - Payment to housing finance agency for reserve fund

55:14J-43. Payment to housing finance agency for reserve fund
The Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs is authorized to pay from the mortgage assistance account to the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency $6,000,000.00 for deposit in one or more reserve funds to assist the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency to provide permanent financing for developments financed or to be financed by it.
L.1976, c. 133, s. 3, eff. Dec. 27, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14J-44 - Return of funds free of pledge or lien; retention of earnings

55:14J-44. Return of funds free of pledge or lien; retention of earnings
To the extent that moneys paid to the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency pursuant to section 3 of this act have been paid into any reserve fund or funds created by the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency, all moneys which are returned to or received by the agency from such reserve funds free of any pledge or lien in favor of any of the notes, bonds or other obligations of the agency and remain free of such obligations of the agency for 90 days shall be returned to the State Treasurer to be held by him in the Mortgage Assistance Fund. Any net earnings received from the investment or deposit of said reserve funds under the control of the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency shall be paid into the administrative fund of said agency.
L.1976, c. 133, s. 4, eff. Dec. 27, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14J-46 - Financial assistance for senior citizens and low or moderate income families and for qualified housing developments

55:14J-46. Financial assistance for senior citizens and low or moderate income families and for qualified housing developments
The commissioner is authorized to utilize $3,000,000.00 from the Mortgage Assistance Account for the purpose of granting financial assistance, including interest subsidy assistance, for senior citizens and low or moderate income families and for qualified housing developments, including but not limited to those constructed, financed, or rehabilitated under Federal, other State, or locally aided low and moderate income programs, where such assistance is necessary to provide financial feasibility and stability. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such assistance may include: a direct loan to qualified mortgagor, subordinated to the Federal or other State mortgage loan with repayment of principal, and interest, if any, deferred until such time as such Federal or other State loan is paid or otherwise discharged or released, a direct loan for maintenance and operating subsidy to a qualified mortgagor subordinated to the Federal or other State mortgage loan, with repayment of principal, and interest, if any, deferred to such time as the commissioner may deem appropriate, a reserve fund to assist the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency to provide construction or permanent financing for developments financed by it; grants or loans to municipalities for urban homesteading, code enforcement, neighborhood preservation activities, or rehabilitation and direct sale of properties acquired through tax foreclosure or from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; and grants or loans to residential property owners in viable urban neighborhoods threatened by the lack of private capital for mortgage loans and loans for rehabilitation.
L.1976, c. 133, s. 6, eff. Dec. 27, 1976. Amended by L.1977, c. 104, s. 1, eff. May 26, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14J-47 - Rules and regulations; review of findings and recommendations of commission by commissioner

55:14J-47. Rules and regulations; review of findings and recommendations of commission by commissioner
The commissioner shall issue and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this act. The commissioner shall review and consider the findings and recommendations of the commission in the administration of the provisions of this act.
L.1976, c. 133, s. 7, eff. Dec. 27, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14J-48 - Appropriations from proceeds of sale of bonds for expenses

55:14J-48. Appropriations from proceeds of sale of bonds for expenses
There is also appropriated from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds hereinbefore mentioned such sums as may be necessary to meet any expense incurred by the issuing officials under the act hereinafter mentioned for advertising, engraving, printing, clerical, legal or other services necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon them by the provisions of said act.
L.1976, c. 133, s. 8, eff. Dec. 27, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14J-49 - Maintenance of appropriations in mortgage assistance fund

55:14J-49. Maintenance of appropriations in mortgage assistance fund
The State Treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed and it shall be his duty to set up and maintain the aforementioned appropriations in the Mortgage Assistance Fund, established heretofore pursuant to the act to which this act is a supplement. The funds herein appropriated may be requisitioned by the Department of Community Affairs for the uses and purposes specified herein, subject to the same restrictions and control as are exercised over all other appropriated State funds, but not inconsistent with the provisions of said act.
L.1976, c. 133, s. 9, eff. Dec. 27, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14J-50 - Federal grants; establishment and maintenance of mortgage assistance fund

55:14J-50. Federal grants; establishment and maintenance of mortgage assistance fund
The commissioner is hereby empowered to enter into negotiations with the Federal Government for the purpose of securing any available financial grants and to receive any such grants and thereafter the State Treasurer may cause them to be established and maintained in the aforementioned Mortgage Assistance Fund. Any such funds so established and maintained may be requisitioned by the Department of Community Affairs for the uses and purposes specified herein, subject to the same restrictions and control as are exercised over all other appropriated State funds, but not inconsistent with the provisions of the act hereinabove mentioned.
L.1976, c. 133, s. 10, eff. Dec. 27, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14J-51 - Report to and consultation with legislative committee prior to entry into agreement

55:14J-51. Report to and consultation with legislative committee prior to entry into agreement
Not less than 30 days prior to the commissioner entering into any contract, lease, obligation, or agreement to effectuate the purposes of this act the commissioner shall report to and consult with the special joint legislative committee created pursuant to Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 66 of the 1968 Legislature as reconstituted and continued from time to time by the Legislature.
L.1976, c. 133, s. 11, eff. Dec. 27, 1976.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14K-1 - Short title

55:14K-1. Short title
This act shall be known as and may be cited as the "New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Law of 1983."
L.1983, c. 530, s. 1, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14K-2 - Legislative findings and declarations

55:14K-2. Legislative findings and declarations
The Legislature hereby finds that:
a. Changing economic conditions and financial markets have reduced the availability in the private sector of feasible construction and permanent financing for (1) the construction of new housing, (2) the conversion of non-residential structures to housing, (3) the rehabilitation and improvement of existing housing and (4) the transfer of existing housing among owners; and these conditions pertain to both rental housing and owner-occupied housing;
b. The foregoing conditions adversely affect the economy of this State and reduce the number of opportunities for adequate and affordable housing in the State that are available to New Jersey residents;
c. Since their creation the New Jersey Mortgage Finance Agency and the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency have contributed significantly to the achievement of the housing goals of New Jersey, providing over 30,000 units of affordable rental housing, and nearly 30,000 loans for home ownership, as well as numerous loans for home improvement;
d. The continued contribution of these two agencies depends on the adaptation of their powers to changing federal housing programs and policies, financing availability for housing and the housing needs of New Jersey residents; and
e. The combination and enhancement of the powers of the two agencies with respect to the full range of housing types would achieve an economy of scale and better equip the State to deal with the changing housing needs of an increasingly diverse population and economy.
The Legislature therefore declares that it is in the best interests of the residents of New Jersey to create a strong, unified advocate for housing production, finance and improvement which will combine available talent, resources and experience to:
(1) Assure the availability for both rental housing and owner-occupied housing of feasible construction and permanent financing for new housing construction, the conversion of non-residential structures to housing, the rehabilitation and improvement of existing housing, and the transfer of existing housing among owners;
(2) Stimulate the construction, rehabilitation and improvement of adequate and affordable housing in the State so as to increase the number of opportunities for adequate and affordable housing in the State for New Jersey residents, including particularly New Jersey residents of low and moderate income;
(3) Enhance the productive capacity of the private sector in meeting the housing needs of the residents of the State;
(4) Assist in the revitalization of the State's urban areas; and
(5) Respond to changing housing demographic and economic circumstances by the development of innovative and flexible finance vehicles.
Therefore, this act provides for the consolidation of the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency and the New Jersey Mortgage Finance Agency into an agency to be known as the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency.
L.1983, c. 530, s. 2, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14K-5.1 - New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency to provide written notice of funding

55:14K-5.1. New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency to provide written notice of funding
a. The executive director of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency shall provide written notice to a county or municipality, as appropriate, when any funding is provided to a local or regional housing authority, or to a redevelopment corporation, agency or authority, for the purpose of financing a housing development project within the county or municipality. Such notification shall be made within five calendar days of the decision to provide the funding.
b. In the case of a county organized under the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.), written notice shall be provided to the county executive or other appropriate executive officer, and to the board of chosen freeholders. In all other counties, written notice shall be provided to the members of the board of chosen freeholders.
In the case of a municipality other than a municipality organized under the council-manager plan pursuant to the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), written notice shall be provided to the mayor and to the members of the council. In the case of a municipality organized under the council-manager plan pursuant to the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), written notice shall be provided to the manager and to the members of the council.
L.1990,c.90,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14K-5.2 - Additional powers of New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency

55:14K-5.2. Additional powers of New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
1. In addition to the powers otherwise granted in P.L.1983, c.530 (C.55:14K-1 et seq.), the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency shall set aside and designate, out of the funds that are or may become available to it for the purpose of assisting the production of affordable housing in the State, certain amounts to be used for assisting in the development of homeownership opportunities for residents of public housing who seek to acquire ownership of their residential units as part of a resident management corporation, a cooperative corporation or a condominium association formed by the residents of that public housing project through the program established pursuant to Subtitle B of Title IV of Pub.L.101-625 (42 U.S.C. s.12871 et seq.) or any other program administered by the federal government for extending homeownership opportunities to residents of public housing. Nothing in this act shall, in any way, relieve a housing authority of the need to submit a plan for replacement housing, as required under 24 CFR 970.11.
L.1992,c.186.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14K-5.3 - Transfer of certain reserves to State for housing needs.

55:14K-5.3 Transfer of certain reserves to State for housing needs.
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency established pursuant to P.L.1983, c.530 (C.55:14K-1 et seq.) shall transfer, on or before the fifth day after enactment of this supplementary act, from unencumbered reserves in the funds of the agency, an amount not to exceed $25,000,000, as shall be determined by the State Treasurer, to the State Treasury for deposit in the State General Fund. The amount deposited in the State General Fund shall be available to pay for appropriations made from the General Fund for housing and related needs of New Jersey residents.
L.2002,c.4,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Tenement Houses and Public Housing › Section 55:14K-5.4 - Eligible loans during states of emergency; conditions.

55:14K-5.4 Eligible loans during states of emergency; conditions.
1. a. During a state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App.A:9-33 et seq.) and while such state of emergency is in effect, the agency may make an eligible loan to a housing sponsor for a project to finance the construction, improvement, reconstruction, renovation or rehabilitation of a project.
b. The agency, under this section, may exempt an eligible loan from the requirements of subsection c. of section 6 and paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) of subsection a. of section 7 and subsections a., b., d., and e. of section 8 of P.L.1983, c.530 (C.55:14K-6, C.55:14K-7, and C.55:14K-8).
c. To receive an eligible loan from the agency under this section, a housing sponsor must certify, under penalty of perjury, that the eligible loan is necessary due to factors or conditions resulting from an "emergency" as such term is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c.438, (C.App.A:9-33.1).
d. If a project has suffered physical damage, a housing sponsor who receives an eligible loan under this section must:
(1) make a claim or claims against all policies of insurance insuring the project; and
(2) Except with respect to those insurance proceeds that (a) have been authorized by the agency to be utilized for the rehabilitation of the project; or (b) have been pledged to restore the operating escrows of the project, assign to the agency the right to receive the proceeds of any claims made on all policies of insurance with respect to the project for the agency to credit against the outstanding principal balance of the eligible loan made under this section or against any other amounts that may be due under any eligible loan or loans made to the housing sponsor with respect to the project. Any excess amounts remaining after payment of all principal, interest and any other amounts due to the agency shall be returned to the housing sponsor within thirty days.
L.2021, c.372.