§ 26:2H-127 — Assisted living facility, refund of deposit, certain circumstances.

1. a. An assisted living facility licensed by the Department of Health pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) that requires a new resident, as a condition of admission to the facility, to pay a one-time security deposit, which is in addition to the regular monthly rental and services charges, shall provide that the deposit plus interest earned on the deposit is refundable to the resident or other designated person upon the resident's vacating the facility if the resident provides the facility with 30 days' notice that the resident intends to vacate the facility. b. The facility may deduct an amount not to exceed one percent per annum of the amount of the invested or deposited security deposit for the cost of servicing and processing an account containing a security deposit. L.2009, c.55, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.253.