Please contact NJTO and let us know of the response you get, especially if the Senator withdraws support for the bill.
New Jersey Tenants Organization
389 Main Street, Suite 215
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-342-3775
201-342-3776 fax
www.njto.org
TAKE ACTION NOW:
Please call your Senator.
What we suggest is that people only call their own Senators. If your Senator happens to be a co-sponsor, ask him or her to remove their name as co-sponsor. Otherwise, ask him or her to just oppose the bill and inform the Senate President of the opposition.
Other than the Primary Sponsor (Anthony R. Bucco - R-25), the co-sponsors are:
Senator Nia H. Gill (D-34) Co-Prime Sponsor
Senator Robert W. Singer (R-30)
Senator Nicholas P. Scutari (D-22)
Senator Andrew R. Ciesla (R-10)
Senator Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr. (R-13)
Senator John A. Girgenti (D-35)
Senator Stephen M. Sweeney (D-3)
Senator Raymond Lesniak (D-20)
Senator Paul A. Sarlo (D-36)
Senator Diane B. Allen (R-7)
Or enter this in your browser: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/municipalities.asp
Suggested Talking Points:
Dear Senator:
I am calling to ask you to oppose Senate Bill 164. Please withdraw your sponsorship. The bill is an attempt to stop over-crowding, yet overcrowding is already covered through the State Maintenance Code. So S-164 is redundant and unnecessary.
At a time in our economy when rental housing is so important in the prevention of homelessness, S-164 will increase homelessness. It will deny tenants their constitutional rights. Due process in evictions will be destroyed by S-164 because it allows evictions without cause.
Please do not allow S-164 to be on the Community and Urban Affairs Committee agenda, and certainly, it should NOT be released from committee.
Please help prevent homelessness and help tenants maintain their rights by opposing S-164.
Your Name
Address and/or phone number
UPDATE on S-164.
Unfortunately, S-164 was released from committee. The next thing to do is for individuals to call or email their own Senators, and ask them to oppose S-164 by making it known to the Senate President that they oppose it. Our best hope is that this is never put up for a vote in the Senate. Those who are co-sponsors should be asked to take their names off the bill.
