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Committee advances homelessness‑prevention substitute tying higher eviction fees to prevention funds after heated debate
Summary
A committee substitute combining homelessness‑prevention updates and an increase in eviction filing fees was reported after extended testimony from landlords, legal‑aid, housing advocates and the Coalition to End Homelessness, who sharply disagreed about likely effects on tenants and landlords.
The Assembly Appropriations Committee on May 15 reported a committee substitute combining Assembly Bill 32 82 and Assembly Bill 49 64, a measure that revises the state’s homelessness prevention program, appropriates funds and proposes changes to eviction filing fees to support eviction prevention services.
Landlord representatives argued the fee increase would raise operating costs and could be passed to tenants. David Brogan of the New Jersey Apartment Association told the committee the bills would increase eviction filing fees substantially and that landlords could not recoup the new fee even if they prevailed in…
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