Compliance & Filing Guidelines
Notice
On April 7, 2025, the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) amended the MDRR to expand coverage to owners of 25 or more dwelling units across locations in New Jersey, require owners to provide DCR’s Tenant/Applicant Inquiry Form (“Inquiry Form”) to their applicants and tenants/leaseholders, expand reporting to include all known occupants and additional demographics, and enhance penalties for late filing. Under the MDRR, owners subject to the MDRR’s requirements (i) collect information required by the rule; and (ii) report that information to DCR by submitting an MDRR Report the following January. These new amendments apply to the collection of data by owners beginning on January 1, 2026, and will apply to all MDRR Reports filed in January 2027 and later.
Please review the updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) and the updated Inquiry Form below. All owners of a multiple dwelling including owners newly covered under the amended definition must begin to collect demographic information from applicants and tenants/leaseholders using the updated Inquiry Form beginning January 1, 2026.
Please continue to use the pre-amendment Inquiry Form and Report Worksheet for the remainder of 2025. Only owners of multiple apartment dwellings as defined by the prior rule (owners of 25 or more dwelling units at the same general location in New Jersey) must file Reports with DCR by January 30, 2026 for January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 data. Reports filed in January 2026 will include only the information requested using the pre-amendment Inquiry Form and will not include the expanded categories of demographics under the April 7, 2025 amendments.
Read More: https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-on-civil-rights-home/know-the-law/multiple-dwelling-reporting-rule/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20260501_nwsltr&utm_content=biz&utm_term=reg
