New Jersey A 3875: Requires testing of electrical systems of certain electric bicycles, powered mobility devices, and batteries prior to sale, rental, lease, or other distribution to consumers.

Bill Text

A3875 

ASSEMBLY, No. 3875 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman CRAIG J. COUGHLIN

District 19 (Middlesex)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywomen Flynn, Collazos-Gill, Speight and Park

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires notification of pet presence in seasonal 
rental unit.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning pets in seasonal rental units and 
supplementing Title 29 of the Revised Statutes.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

����� 1.� a.� As used in this 
section: 

���� "Occupancy" means 
the point at which a renter of a seasonal rental unit enters the seasonal 
rental unit, in accordance with the renter�s contracted stay, and for twelve 
hours immediately following. 

���� "Owner" means the 
owner of a seasonal rental unit located in New Jersey, or an agent of the owner 
acting on the owner�s behalf.� 

���� "Pet" means a 
domesticated animal normally maintained in a household.

���� "Seasonal rental 
unit" means a dwelling unit located in New Jersey rented for a term of not 
more than 125 consecutive days for residential purposes by a person having a 
permanent residence elsewhere, but shall not include use or rental of living 
quarters by migrant, temporary, or seasonal workers in connection with any work 
or place where work is being performed.

���� b.� The owner of a seasonal 
rental unit that allows pets shall include in 
all advertisements for the seasonal rental unit notice that pets are permitted 
to be present at the seasonal rental unit.� If the owner of the seasonal rental 
unit advertises that the seasonal rental unit allows pets at the time of 
booking, then a prospective renter shall be deemed notified that a pet is 
regularly present.� If the owner fails to include this notice in an 
advertisement in violation of this section, then the renter shall be entitled 
to sever the renter�s contractual obligations 
with the owner and receive a full reimbursement of any deposit or other 
payment made to the owner for the seasonal 
rental unit, if the renter notifies the owner within 12 hours of taking 
occupancy, promptly leaves the seasonal rental unit to terminate occupancy, and 
does not return during the duration of the contracted stay.� 

���� c.� The following entities 
shall not be held responsible for a violation of subsection b. of this section 
if the owner fails to provide the applicable information to the entity:

���� (1)� A licensee of the New 
Jersey Real Estate Commission, acting as an agent of the owner;

���� (2)� 
A transient space marketplace, as defined in subsection j. of section 1 of 
P.L.1991, c.376 (C. 40:48-8.45).

���� 2.� 
In accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, 
c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall adopt 
the rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act on 
or before January 1, 2026. 

����� 3.� This act shall take 
effect on January 1, 2026.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the owner 
of a seasonal rental unit that allows pets to include in all advertisements for 
the seasonal rental unit notice that pets are permitted to be present at the 
seasonal rental unit.� The bill entitles a renter of a seasonal rental unit to 
sever the contract for the accommodation, and receive a full reimbursement of 
any payment made, if the owner fails to include notice in an advertisement, in 
violation of the bill.� In order to benefit from these protections, the bill 
requires the renter to notify the owner within 12 hours of first entering the 
accommodation of the renter�s decision to vacate early due to a purported 
violation.� The bill provides that a licensee of the New Jersey Real Estate 
Commission, acting as an agent of the owner nor a transient space marketplace, 
is not to be liable for information that is required to be disclosed by an 
owner if the owner fails to provide the applicable information to that entity.� 
This bill directs the Commissioner of Community Affairs to adopt rules and 
regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of the bill on or before 
January 1, 2026.� The bill would take effect on January 1, 2026.