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NJAA provided both written and verbal testimony before the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee in opposition to S-2824, sponsored by Senator Stack. The measure would require all new multifamily housing to be constructed with structural frames made out of concrete and steel, and include 3-hour rated firewalls in attics and cocklofts and fire stops on masonry walls every 30 feet

NJAA opposed S-1585, sponsored by Senator Turner (D-Mercer). The bill would prohibit the use of credit scores in evaluating the creditworthiness of applicants seeking to rent either affordable housing or market-rate housing while utilizing federal or State tenant-based rental assistance vouchers. Additionally, the bill sets forth specific criteria that apartment owners may use to evaluate such applicants.