New Jersey Eviction Laws
New Jersey's Anti-Eviction Act requires landlords to have a valid just-cause reason listed in the statute before evicting any residential tenant.
Key Rules
- Just Cause Required
- Yes — New Jersey requires just cause for all residential evictions
- Nonpayment Notice
- 30-day notice for nonpayment of rent (less than 30 days for certain violations)
- Periodic Tenancy Notice
- Just cause required — cannot terminate a periodic tenancy at will
- Rent Control
- Many NJ municipalities have rent control ordinances
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Applicable Statutes
New Jersey Anti-Eviction Act: landlord must have a valid statutory just-cause ground to evict a residential tenant. Grounds include nonpayment of rent, disorderly conduct, lease violations, and owner occupancy.
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Summary dispossess (eviction) procedure: establishes the court process for residential evictions, including the necessity of filing a complaint in Superior Court.
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Habitability defense: tenant may assert uninhabitable conditions as a defense in eviction proceedings for nonpayment of rent.
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