The one-stop website includes a toll-free phone number, 888-691-3002, that New Jerseyans can call to be connected with Volunteer Lawyers for Justice for legal help dealing with eviction filings, or with members of community group partners that can act as mediators if a tenant needs help working out a deal with a landlord to pay back rent in arrears without going to court.
There's also a field where readers can submit housing-related questions that staff members will monitor and answer or forward to partnering organizations, depending on the need.
The effort was funded with $1.2 million from the state Affordable Housing Trust Fund and $1.9 million from the Pandemic Relief Fund, a nonprofit founded by first lady Tammy Murphy.