New Jersey § 46:8-57

§ 46:8-57.

a. The director shall prepare: (1) a model disclosure statement as indicated in subsection b. of section 4 of this

act 1 which provides notice that a housing provider intends to review and consider a person's

criminal record in determining eligibility for housing or in taking any other adverse

housing action against that person. The statement shall also provide an explanation of the criminal records that may

be considered and the manner in which they may be considered, in accordance with the

provisions of section 5 of this act 2 . The statement shall also notify the person of the right to dispute, within 10 days

of receiving such statement, the relevance and accuracy of the criminal record and

to offer evidence of any mitigating facts or circumstances, including but not limited

to the person's rehabilitation and good conduct since the criminal offense in question;

and (2) a model notice that provides notice that a housing provider has withdrawn a conditional

offer or taken an adverse housing action based on a person's criminal record, provides

space for the housing provider to identify with specificity the reason or reasons

for withdrawing the conditional offer or taking the adverse housing action. The notification form shall also notify the person of the right to request from

the housing provider a copy of all information upon which the housing provider relied

in reaching its decision, including criminal records, and of the right to file a complaint

with the division, as well as the applicable statute of limitations, and shall include

such other additional information as the director deems appropriate. b. The model documents prepared pursuant to this section shall be made available on

the division's Internet website, at no cost, and shall be in English, Spanish, and

in any other language the director deems appropriate. 1

N.J.S.A. § 46:8-55. 2

N.J.S.A. § 46:8-56.