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)
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https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/evic_law.pdf ↗

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a. A municipality may enact an ordinance providing that any tenant who receives a notice of eviction pursuant to
section 3 of P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.2) that results from zoning or code enforcement activity for an illegal
occupancy, as set forth in paragraph (3) of subsection g. of section 2 of P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1), shall be
considered a displaced person and shall be entitled to relocation assistance in an amount equal to six times the
monthly rental paid by the displaced person. The owner-landlord of the structure shall be liable for the payment of
relocation assistance pursuant to this section.

b. A municipality that has enacted an ordinance pursuant to subsection a. of this section may pay relocation
assistance to any displaced person who has not received the required payment from the owner-landlord of the
structure at the time of eviction pursuant to subsection a. of this section from a revolving relocation assistance fund
established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1987, c.98 (C.20:4-4.1a) All relocation assistance costs incurred by a
municipality pursuant to this subsection shall be repaid by the owner-landlord of the structure to the municipality in the
same manner as relocation costs are billed and collected under section 1 of P.L.1983, c.536 (C.20:4-4.1) and section 1
of P.L.1984, c.30 (C.20:4-4.2). These repayments shall be deposited into the municipality's revolving relocation
assistance fund.