Lee Moore (609) 292-4791

Date of Proposal:
December 1, 2003

Proposal Number:
PRN 2003-474

Proposal Summary:
The proposal pertains to the mandatory filing, under New Jersey’s Multiple Dwelling Reporting Rule (MDRR), of annual reports by landlords who own 25 or more housing units describing the racial and ethnic composition of their leaseholders and applicants, whether the apartment buildings they own are accessible to the disabled, etc. Proposed amendment would provide that landlords can meet their MDRR reporting obligation by going to the Division on Civil Rights Web site, completing an MDRR reporting form on-line, and electronically filing the completed form with the Division. The proposed amendment would also set forth how the date of filing the report is to be determined, and would make the process of imposing financial penalties for late filing more uniform by designating a specific, graduating schedule of penalties. The proposal appeared in the Dec. 1, 2003 edition of The New Jersey Register.

Summary of Proposal:
A complete summary of the rules proposed for adoption is posted on the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights Web site at: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcr/proposed_rules.html

Public Comment:
Public comment on these proposed rules will be accepted until
January 30, 2004. Please direct all comments to:

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