N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — Eviction Law

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N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — Eviction Law
Jurisdiction
New Jersey (state)
Source
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https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/evic_law.pdf ↗

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The 90-day notice shall disclose the tenant's rights pursuant to this section and the method for the tenant's response to
exercise these rights. A duplicate of the notice shall be transmitted within the first five days of the 90-day period to the
rent board in the municipality or the municipal clerk, if there is no board. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection
c. of section 3 of P.L.1975, c.311 (C.2A:18-61.6), damages awarded shall not be trebled where possession has been
returned in accord with this section; nor shall any damages be awarded as provided for in subsection e. of section 3 of
P.L.1975, c.311 (C.2A:18-61.6). An owner who fails to provide a former tenant a notice of intention to return to
residential use pursuant to this section is liable to a civil penalty of not less than $2,500.00 or more than $10,000.00 for
each offense, and shall also be liable in treble damages, plus attorney fees and costs of suit, for any loss or expenses
incurred by a former tenant as a result of that failure. The penalty prescribed in this section shall be collected and
enforced by summary proceedings pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). The Superior
Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part, in the county in which the rental premises are located shall have jurisdiction
over such proceedings. Process shall be in the nature of a summons or warrant, shall issue upon the complaint of the
Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, the Attorney General, or any other person. No owner shall be
liable for a penalty pursuant to this section if the unit is returned to residential use more than five years after the date
the premises are vacated or if the owner made every reasonable effort to locate the former tenant and provide the
notice,