Free Blank New Jersey Rental Application (2026)
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New Jersey rules that this document follows
| Application fee limit | $50.00 maximum — $50 cap, CPI-adjusted annually, eff. 5/1/2026; exempt: owner-occupied 1–2 family dwellings and licensed real estate brokers not acting as landlord.Source: P.L. 2025, c. 90 (A4899) |
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| Refund rule | Amounts wrongfully charged must be returned; penalties $500–$1,000 per violationSource: P.L. 2025, c. 90 (A4899) |
| Must give applicant a copy of screening report | Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies)Source: 15 U.S.C. § 1681m |
| Criminal-history questions | Prohibited before a conditional offer. Fair Chance in Housing Act: no inquiry into criminal history before a conditional offer (except sex-offender registry and methamphetamine-manufacture convictions); after a conditional offer, lookbacks are 6 years for first-degree crimes, 4 years for second/third-degree, 1 year for fourth-degree; arrests, expunged and juvenile records may never be considered; written individualized assessment and notice with reasons required before withdrawal.Source: N.J.S.A. 46:8-52 to 46:8-64; N.J.A.C. 13:5-1.1 et seq. |
| Source of income protected | Yes — vouchers and other lawful income must be consideredSource: N.J.S.A. 10:5-12(g) ('source of lawful income used for rental or mortgage payments', including vouchers) |
| Additional protected classes | creed, ancestry, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, liability for military service, source of lawful income, pregnancy or breastfeeding, nationality |
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