N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — Condominium and Cooperative Conversion Law

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N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — Condominium and Cooperative Conversion Law
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New Jersey (state)
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https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/condo_laws.pdf ↗

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The owner of any building or structure who, after the effective date of this amendatory and
supplementary act, seeks to convert any premises, shall, prior to his filing of the application for
registration of conversion with the Department of Community Affairs, notify the administrative
agency or officer responsible for administering this amendatory and supplementary act of his
intention to so file. The owner shall supply the agency or officer with a list of every tenant
residing in the premises, with stamped envelopes addressed to each tenant and with sufficient
copies of the notice to tenants and application form for protected tenancy status. Within 10 days
thereafter, the administrative agency or officer shall notify each residential tenant in writing of
the owner's intention and of the applicability of the provisions of this amendatory and
supplementary act and shall provide him with a written application form. The agency's or
officer's notice shall be substantially in the following form:

“NOTICE”

THE OWNER OF YOUR APARTMENT HAS NOTIFIED ............................................ (insert
name of municipality) OF HIS INTENTION TO CONVERT TO A CONDOMINIUM OR
COOPERATIVE. THE LEGISLATURE HAS PROVIDED THAT, IF YOU ARE A SENIOR
CITIZEN, 62 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, OR DISABLED, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO
A PROTECTED TENANCY PERIOD. PROTECTED TENANCY MEANS THAT YOU
CANNOT BE EVICTED BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSION. YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE:

(1) IF YOU ARE 62, OR WILL SOON BE 62, OR IF YOU ARE DISABLED; AND

(2) IF YOU HAVE LIVED IN YOUR APARTMENT FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR OR IF
THE LEASE ON YOUR APARTMENT IS FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN ONE YEAR;
AND