LibGuides: Landlord-Tenant Housing Advocacy Guide: Staying Current

Stay Current with Federal Laws and Regulations

The federal government imposes additional requirements in landlord-tenant matters.

HUD Press Room
With a link to join the HUD News Mailing List.
HUD Rental Help: NJ
Find information about subsidized housing, public housing and housing choice vouchers (Section 8), and other helpful resources.
Today's Federal Register
The Federal Register is the daily publication of Federal Agency activities. Scanning the table of contents is a fast and easy way to see if the agencies responsible for the laws you are monitoring have posted any notices or are engaging in rulemaking.
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You can subscribe to receive daily Table of Contents for the Federal Register. Registration is free.
Regulations.gov
Another source for federal regulatory activity. Regulations.gov maintains the rulemaking dockets and provides the forum for and access to comments on proposed rules.
CFPB Help
From the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, find help for Renters and Landlords.

Stay Current with State Laws, Regulations, and Practice in NJ

Notices to the Bar | NJ Courts
Subscribe for notices.
Sections of the NJ State Bar Association
Keep abreast of the latest developments in your practice area through DAILY CASE BRIEFS, seminars, workshops, newsletters and social networking events.
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Law students who Join the NJ State Bar Association (for free!) are allowed to join 1 section for free.
Press Releases: Office of the Governor of NJ
Stay up to date on new NJ laws.
New Jersey Law Journal on Lexis
Provides independent commentary on legal issues facing the New Jersey legal community. Since 2008, the Law Journal also includes the official "Bar Report" of the New Jersey State Bar Association.
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From July 5, 1990 through current. Access to certain freelance articles and other features within this publication (i.e. photographs, classifieds, etc...) may not be available. The New Jersey Law Journal presents a complete and official source for all state and federal court notices. NJLJ also provides up-to-the-minute digests of all relevant court decisions, substantive law articles by attorneys expert in their fields and lively journalism by award-winning reporters. Since its inception, the NJLJ was designed to be not only a case reporter but also a platform for critical comment. A distinguished Editorial Board, composed of leading lawyers throughout the state.
Bills (NJ Legislature)
2020-2021 bills. Search by: Bill number, sponsor, subject or keyword.
Active NJ Bills (LegiScan)
New Jersey Register
The NJ Register is the publication of NJ state regulatory policy.
Landlord-Tenant Information from NJDCA
Landlord-Tenant Information forms and publications available from this website are intended to assist both residential landlords and tenants to understand their rights and responsibilities.