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N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — Attorney's Packet, Law & Regulations

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N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — Attorney's Packet, Law & Regulations
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New Jersey (state)
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❑ The landlord must give tenants a three-year Notice to Quit before he or she can
file for an eviction. The landlord must wait 60 days after serving the “Notice of
intent” to convert and the “the full plan of conversion” before giving the three-
year notice. N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.8.

❑ The landlord must provide the tenants with a Notice of Intent to Convert and the
Full Plan of Conversion (after the landlord has registered with the Planned Real
Estate Development Office). N.J.A.C. 5:24-1.3.

❑ In the Notice of the Intent to Convert, tenants shall be notified of their exclusive
right to purchase his or her unit, for the first 90 days after the notice is given.
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.8.

❑ The landlord must provide the tenants with a copy of N.J.A.C. 5:24 as a part of the
notice of intent to convert and full plan of conversion. N.J.A.C. 5:24-1.11.

❑ Notice of the right to apply for comparable housing. The tenant has the right to
request comparable housing within 18 months of receipt of the notice. N.J.S.A.
2A:18-61.11.

❑ If comparable housing is not provided the tenant may be entitled to 5-one-year
stays, allowing the tenant to remain in the rental unit. After the first one-year stay
a landlord who is unable to relocate the tenant may buy the tenant out by paying
the tenant for five months rent or by waiving five months rent and allowing the
tenant to remain in the unit for that 5 month period, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.11 and
61.16