Landlords are finished. Gov. Murphy just passed " Fair Chance in Housing Act " We can no longer ask applicants if they have a criminal record or do a search. Murphy stated his commitment to dismantle systemic racial disparities that has been allowed to exist for too long in N.J. I never knew landlords practiced " systemic racism " I always thought by conducting criminal, credit and background checks It would protect the landlord and uphold neighborhood standards. Your next neighbor / tenant may be a murderer, rapist or child abuser. There goes the neighborhood.