b. That if the abandoned property is not removed:
(i) The landlord may sell the property at a public or private sale; or
(ii) The landlord may destroy or otherwise dispose of the property if the landlord
reasonably determines that the value of the property is so low that the cost of storage and
conducting a public sale would probably exceed the amount that would be realized from the sale;
or
(iii) The landlord may sell items of value and destroy or otherwise dispose of the
remaining property.
c. That in the case of a residential tenant, if the tenant claims the property within the
time provided in the notice, the landlord must make the property available for removal by the
tenant without payment by the tenant of any unpaid rent.
L.1999,c.340,s.3.
2A:18-75. Storing abandoned property
4. After notifying a tenant as required by sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1999, c.340 (C.2A:18-73
and C.2A:18-74), a landlord shall store all goods, chattels, manufactured or mobile homes and
other personal property of the tenant in a place of safekeeping and shall exercise reasonable care
for the property, except that the landlord may promptly dispose of perishable food and shall
allow an animal control agency or humane society to remove any abandoned pets or livestock. A
landlord may store a tenant's manufactured dwelling or residential vehicle on the space
previously rented, elsewhere on the premises or in a safe location off the premises. A landlord
shall be entitled to reasonable storage charges and costs incidental to storage. A landlord may
store property in a commercial storage facility, in which case the storage cost shall include the
actual storage charge plus the reasonable cost of removal of the property to the place of storage.
L.1999,c.340,s.4.