Two Bills Clear Assembly Committee - NJAR

Posted at 11:35 PM, Feb. 24, 2006

Two bills, A798 and A1298, passed favorably out of the Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee on Thursday, February 23, 2006. A798, sponsored by Assemblyman Caraballo (D29), Assemblyman Biondi (R16), and Assemblyman Gordon (D38), will overhaul the laws governing homeowners associations. This bi-partisan legislation will expand homeowners access to records, create fair elections, give homeowners the ability to arbitrate disputes with the association and create an ombudsman with the Department of Community Affairs to train members and officers of homeowners associations. The bill will now move to the General Assembly for a floor vote.
 
A1298, sponsored by Assemblyman Biondi (R16) and Assembly Minority Leader DeCroce (R26), would amend the current law concerning notice of hearings when a zoning ordinance proposal will change the classification or boundaries of a zoning district. Current law requires the sending of the notice by regular mail and certified mail. A1298 will only require notice be sent by certified mail, allowing townships to verify property owners received proper notice and to remove ambiguity from the law.

To read A798, go to http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A1000/798_I1.PDF.

To read A1298, go to http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A1500/1298_I1.PDF.