A bill passed by the New Jersey Legislature last week would give renters and homebuyers the right to know if their prospective home has flooded previously.
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. They’ll also have to say if — and how often — the property or its parking lot has incurred flood damage.inundated parts of the state and killed 30 people. It was backed by environmental advocates and landlord and real estate associations. The bill was introduced last fall, a year after Ida, and cleared the Legislature by March. But Murphythe measure, asking lawmakers to tighten penalties on landlords who failed to comply.
As part of the bill, the state Department of Environmental Protection will also launch a searchable website for landlords to check whether a property is in a flood zone or at risk of flooding in the future.
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