In an effort to provide homeowners with a fair chance to get back on track with their mortgage payments, a bill sponsored by Assembly Democrat Paul Moriarty to require lenders to send a notice of intent to foreclose no more than 180 days before action was approved Monday by the full Assembly, 78-1-1. The measure (A-5003) would revise the Fair Foreclosure Act to require that a notice of intention to foreclose would… Read More

For the purpose of studying the nature, extent and consequences of unmet legal needs of survivors of domestic violence, a measure sponsored by Assemblywoman Gabriela Mosquera establishing the “New Jersey Domestic Violence and Legal Access Task Force” cleared the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Monday. The measure (AJR-115) would establish a 16-member task, which would be required to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature within 18 months of its organization… Read More

Prohibiting discrimination against consumers paying for goods or services with cash, legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrat Paul Moriarty was signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy. The bill (A-591) specifically makes it an unlawful practice under the consumer fraud act for a person to sell or offer for sale any goods or services at retail if the person requires the buyer to pay with credit or prohibits the buyer from paying with… Read More

As part of a comprehensive effort to solve the state’s residential foreclosure crisis, Assembly Democrats Gabriela Mosquera (D-Camden, Gloucester), Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Hunterdon, Mercer), and Benjie Wimberly (D-Bergen, Passaic) released the following joint statement Wednesday regarding a bill, of which they are primary sponsors, that would require the Department of Community Affairs to create a database featuring an interactive map graphically illustrating foreclosed properties in New Jersey. The bill (A-5000) was part of… Read More